Recorded 2009–2018 Girls' name Peak 2014 81 births

Leanah — girls' name

81 babies named Leanah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

81 girls have been named Leanah since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

81
total births
2009–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
88%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Leanah was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Leanah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Leanah between 2009 and 2018, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leanah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leanah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leanah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leanah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leanah 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 81 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.

Leanah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

81

Since 2009

10 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2009

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2018

Leanah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2009

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 2018201720162015201420132012201120102009 10

Leanah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
71 births that decade — 88% of Leanah's all-time total
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Leanah by state

Where Leanah concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leanah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 6.2%
Texas share of Leanah's total US births 6.2%

5 of 81 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leanah?
81 babies have been named Leanah since 2009. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Leanah most popular?
Leanah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Leanah most popular?
The top states for the name Leanah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Leanah been used?
Leanah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 10 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Leanah?
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.

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, 2009–2018 (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.