Holding steady.
Popularity of Lealer since 1893
Babies named Lealer per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1921, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Lealer's real moment was 1896.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 18 |
| 1900s | 45 |
| 1910s | 89 |
| 1920s | 89 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lealer is a name with a brief appearance in U.S. birth records, first recorded in 1893 and peaking in 1896, after which it faded from use. Its rarity makes a precise meaning difficult to establish; it may be a variant of Lelia or a feminine form of Lee. The name has not seen a revival in recent decades, and its trajectory is stable, meaning it remains extremely uncommon. Given its late 19th-century peak, Lealer fits the style of vintage names like Maude or Ethel, but without the broader popularity those names enjoyed.
Lealer is a rare name first recorded in the United States in the 1890s. It may be a variant of Lelia (a form of Leila, meaning 'night' in Arabic) or a diminutive of names beginning with Lee (Old English 'clearing' or 'meadow'). Its brief period of use in the late 19th century suggests it may have been a localized coinage that did not gain widespread adoption.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lee, Lea
Sibling names for Lealer
Names that share Lealer's style, for a brother or sister.
