Total births
81
Girls' name · since 2009
Leanah
Leanah has 81 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 81
- total births
- 2009–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 88%
- born in that decade
Leanah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 81 recorded since 2009.
Leanah has 81 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2018.
- 81 total births
- 2009–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 88% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Leanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leanah splits its recorded history at 2014: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leanah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Leanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2018
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Leanah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leanah's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Leanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (88% of all-time use).
Leanah by state
Where Leanah concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| 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? ▼
Leanah has been given to 81 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 13 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Leanah's data
- Texas records the most Leanahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leanah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leanah
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Leanna Girl
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Leann Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leanah: Baby Name Since 2009 - 81 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leanah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Leanah 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 July 2026.