Girls' name · since 1998
Leahna
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 232 babies named Leahna, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
232 babies have been named Leahna since 1998, making it today's #13896 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Leahna recorded 232 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #13896 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #18,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,896 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 232 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leahna ranks #18,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,896 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 232 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leahna's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leahna compares
232 40th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leahna's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leahna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 232 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leahna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leahna's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leahna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Currently ranks #13896 among girls.
232 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 20 births in a single year.
Leahna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Leahna's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Leahna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (52% of all-time use).
Leahna decade highlights
- Peak decade 120 births
- Runner-up 70 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Leahna by state
Where Leahna concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 232 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Leahna's data
- Leahna's decade-level peak was the 2010s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leahnas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leahna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leahna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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