Girls' name · since 1991
Leaira
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Leaira, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
200 girls have been named Leaira since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Leaira recorded 200 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #19,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leaira ranks #19,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leaira's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leaira splits its recorded history at 2008: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Leaira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Leaira's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Leaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leaira's data
- Leaira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Leaira 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.