The baby name Leda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-dah (English: /ˈliːdə/).
Leda is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Leda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-dah (English: /ˈliːdə/).
Leda is Greek in Origin.
Leda is a feminine given name of Greek origin, drawn from the mythic queen of Sparta Λήδα. Its precise etymology is obscure, likely pre-Greek. In legend she is seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan and becomes mother to Helen of Troy, Castor and Pollux, and Clytemnestra - an image echoed in European art and poetry, keeping the name culturally vivid.
As a given name, it appears in Greece and Italy from the late 19th century, later in France (Léda) and the English-speaking world via classical revival; it is also found in Portuguese and Spanish contexts as Leda, sometimes colored by the Spanish adjective leda “glad,” from Latin laetus. Variants and related forms include Léda, the Latin-based Leta/Laeta (“joyful”), and the mythic counterpart Leto. Compact and lyrical, Leda remains uncommon yet familiar, with a crisp two-syllable profile and deep classical resonance.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| CY | 0 | #59 | 2 | 1,632 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #71 | 6 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| BG | 0 | #79 | 4 | 1,799 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #87 | 8 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #109 | 13 | 3,755 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #129 | 103 | 4,141 |
| GR | 0 | #130 | 6 | 3,911 | |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| CR | 0 | #148 | 11 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #170 | 584 | 11,342 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #174 | 4 | 2,769 |
| HR | 0 | #178 | 4 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #180 | 3 | 2,477 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #187 | 56 | 6,293 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #188 | 22 | 4,575 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #198 | 3 | 1,904 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #224 | 8 | 3,559 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #244 | 8 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #258 | 32 | 3,687 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #284 | 1,591 | 12,708 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| BR | 0 | #304 | 42 | 5,969 | |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #361 | 4 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #376 | 15 | 13,098 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2007 | #401 | 4 | 3,164 |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #422 | 30 | 7,952 |
| CL | 0 | #428 | 7 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #441 | 5 | 8,339 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #453 | 58 | 6,731 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #459 | 46 | 11,303 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #462 | 20 | 9,861 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #464 | 2,141 | 9,415 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #469 | 12 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #534 | 8 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #551 | 49 | 8,289 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #592 | 20 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #606 | 10 | 16,104 |
| IT | 0 | #618 | 97 | 4,183 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #634 | 25 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #712 | 17 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #732 | 20 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #754 | 98 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #803 | 84 | 15,035 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #805 | 285 | 16,140 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #816 | 14 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #820 | 19 | 4,949 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #890 | 54 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #903 | 14 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #918 | 18 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #939 | 21 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #944 | 40 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,151 | 26 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,154 | 30 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,174 | 38 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,452 | 20 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Leda is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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