Holding steady.
Popularity of Leather since 1900
Babies named Leather per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1913, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Leather's real moment was 1902.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 71 |
| 1920s | 48 |
| 1930s | 23 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Leather is an exceedingly rare English word name, first recorded in 1900. It reached its peak in 1902, but even then its usage was minimal. The name has never appeared in the top 1000, and its one-in-N ratio is effectively incalculable due to low frequency. Leather's trajectory has been stable, with no significant revival. It belongs to the category of material names, a niche trend seen occasionally in the 20th century. As a name, Leather remains an avant-garde choice, far outside mainstream use.
Leather is a modern English name taken directly from the noun 'leather,' which comes from Old English 'lether' (or 'leðer'), from Proto-Germanic '*leþran'. It is a material name, part of a small category of word names drawn from objects, similar to names like Canvas or Satin. Its use as a given name is very rare and dates only to the early 20th century, with no known historical or literary precedent.
Sibling names for Leather
Names that share Leather's style, for a brother or sister.
