Girls' name · since 2005

Leajah

Leajah has 15 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#49,893 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade

15 girls have been named Leajah since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Leajah recorded 15 times among girls since 2005, 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 2005 to 2007.

  • #49,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 2005
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leajah ranks #49,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.

#49,893 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leajah's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leajah's full recorded timeline at 2007, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
6.577.588.5 20052007 7

Leajah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Leajah's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Leajah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leajah?
Leajah has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #49,893 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 8 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Leajah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leajah ranks #49,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leajah most popular?
Leajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Leajah been used?
Leajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 3 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Leajah?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leajah: 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, 2005–2007 (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 Leajah 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.