Leota

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning people bright; a form of Leota.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Leota by the numbers

Leota was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 359 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leota. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
  • Leoralight; a form of Leonora23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leolalion; a form of Leola or Leonie25 in the US (2017)
  • Letahidden; forgetfulness14 in the US (2017)
  • Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
  • Leylanight101 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Leota, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Leota

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