Fun Facts About the Name Leyda
- 394 babies named Leyda: U.S. records list 394 babies given the name Leyda from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Leyda Mean?
Leyda is a feminine given name usually treated as a spelling variant of Leda, the name of a queen of Sparta in Greek myth. The etymology of Leda is not securely known: it has no transparent Greek compound meaning and is generally considered pre-Greek, perhaps from a language of Asia Minor. A commonly repeated suggestion connects it to a Lycian word for "woman" or "wife," but that remains a proposal rather than an established derivation. The y in Leyda is an alternative spelling of the e in Leda.
Leyda Name History & Origins
In Greek myth, Leda was the wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, and the mother of Helen, Clytemnestra, and the twins Castor and Pollux. Her name passed into Latin as Leda and then into the modern European languages. The form Leyda appears in Spanish, Portuguese, and English use, where y and i are freely interchanged in names.
Leyda also exists independently as a place name. It is the name of a rural locality in the San Antonio province of Chile and of the wine-growing Leyda Valley nearby. Leiden in the Netherlands was spelled Leyden in older Dutch and English texts. These place names share the spelling but are not necessarily the source of the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Leyda?
Leyda has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #4,845 in 1959.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,498 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,197 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #10,798 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #10,864 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,756 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #16,508 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,969 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #17,091 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,404 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #18,014 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,735 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #14,379 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #14,346 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #13,164 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,290 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #6,981 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #9,052 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #9,201 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #9,026 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #13,252 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #9,211 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #11,594 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #11,348 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,503 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #8,330 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #11,529 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,970 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #9,205 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #10,119 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #14,772 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #10,035 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,786 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,441 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #12,978 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,109 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #7,046 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #11,479 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #11,352 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #11,149 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,690 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #9,891 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #5,187 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #5,720 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #9,018 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,727 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #7,083 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,845 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Leyda Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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