Leira first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1992. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2017, 28 babies received the name (ranked #4879). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6587), with roughly 19 babies named Leira each year. Leira's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 413 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.