Recorded 1937–2017 Girls' name Peak 1964 520 births

Leane — girls' name

520 babies named Leane in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s221950s661960s1611970s1101980s941990s282000s232010s11
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Leane was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

21 babies were named Leane in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leane

The Social Security Administration has registered 520 babies named Leane between 1937 and 2017, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leane performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Leane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Leane in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leane 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 520 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.

Leane at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

520

Since 1937

81 years of records

Peak year

1964

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1937

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2017

Leane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1937

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1964)
21
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
0510152025 201719941986197919711964195719461937 5

Leane by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
161 births that decade — 31% of Leane's all-time total
1930s51940s221950s661960s1611970s1101980s941990s282000s232010s11

Leane by state

Where Leane concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Leane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 3.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 1.0%
California share of Leane's total US births 3.8%
Even split

20 of 520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leane?
520 babies have been named Leane since 1937. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1964 with 21 births.
When was Leane most popular?
Leane was most popular in the 1960s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Leane most popular?
The top states for the name Leane are California (20 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Leane been used?
Leane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 81 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Leane?
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, 1937–2017 (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.