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Leda

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
A mythological queen and the mother of Helen of Troy. Also see Alida.
Mythological queen of Sparta and mother of Castor and Pollux, Leda was seduced by Zeus who came to her in the form of a swan. That union resulted in the birth of her daughter, Helen of Troy.
Latin

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Greek/Roman Mythology
  • Star/Planet

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leda

Pronunciation

l(e)-da

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #931, 61 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202512
202414
202315
202223
202116
202015
201917
201817
201718
201624

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2843, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20255
20245
2023–
20226
20214
20208
20193
20186
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1930 (rank #848, 5 births); most recent 2007 (rank #4348, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence