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
0%100%Median name50%19.6%
Leahna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leahna's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
20
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
0510152025 19982004200720102013201620202025 6

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Leahna by state

Where Leahna concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leahna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Leahna's total US births 2.2%

5 of 232 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leahna?
Leahna has been given to 232 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,320 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #13,896 of 17,297. 20 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Leahna sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leahna most popular?
Leahna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Leahna most popular?
The top states for the name Leahna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Leahna been used?
Leahna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leahna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leah, Lea, Leanne, Leanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Leahna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.