US rank #2108 Girls' name Peak 2010 4,894 births

Leana — #2108 US girls' name

4,894 babies named Leana in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s441890s571900s1181910s1921920s1941930s1311940s1631950s2351960s2471970s3981980s5141990s6512000s8062010s7722020s372
#2108
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Leana was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

100 babies were named Leana in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leana

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,894 babies named Leana between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leana currently holds the #2108 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 100 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 806 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Leana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 646 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Leana in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,894 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,894

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2010

100 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,108

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
100
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Leana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
806 births that decade — 16% of Leana's all-time total
1880s441890s571900s1181910s1921920s1941930s1311940s1631950s2351960s2471970s3981980s5141990s6512000s8062010s7722020s372

Leana by state

Where Leana concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
646 13.2%
#2 New York
333 6.8%
#3 Texas
268 5.5%
#4 Florida
202 4.1%
#5 New Jersey
66 1.3%
#6 Louisiana
61 1.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
33 0.7%
#8 Virginia
26 0.5%
California share of Leana's total US births 13.2%
Even split

646 of 4,894 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Leana appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leana?
4,894 babies have been named Leana since 1880. It currently ranks #2108 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 100 births.
When was Leana most popular?
Leana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 806 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Leana most popular?
The top states for the name Leana are California (646 births), New York (333 births), Texas (268 births).
How long has the name Leana been used?
Leana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leana?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.