Leda
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning woman from Lydia.
Leda by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Leda. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 61 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Lydia
Like Leda, each of these traces back to Lydia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lydiafrom Lydia, region in Asia Minor3,318 in the US (2017)
- Lydiahfrom Lydia; a form of Lydia15 in the US (2017)
- Lydafrom Lydia; a form of Lydia14 in the US (2017)
- Lidyafrom Lydia; a woman from Lydia12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lydianfrom Lydia; of or relating to Lydia12 in the US (2017)
- Lidafrom Lydia; a form of Lydia3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lydiannafrom Lydia (woman of Lydia); modern elaboration8 in the US (2017)
- Lydiefrom Lydia (woman of Lydia); French diminutive8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leiaweary; a form of leah1,151 in the US (2017)
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
- Leaweary; form of Leah63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leladivine play; a form of Leela142 in the US (2017)
- Lexadefender of mankind; a diminutive of alexandra115 in the US (2017)
- Letahidden; forgetfulness14 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Leda
Names that are said the same way as Leda, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Leida6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leda
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