Girls' name · since 1882
Leaner
373 babies named Leaner in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
373 girls have been named Leaner since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leaner has 373 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1939.
- #14,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 373 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leaner ranks #14,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #14,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Leaner's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Leaner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leaner splits its recorded history at 1913: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leaner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1939
- Peak year (1917)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Leaner by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (113 births, 30% of the file).
1910s was Leaner's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Leaner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s
1890s
52 births
- 1900s
1900s
66 births
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 113 births (30% of all-time use).
Leaner by state
Where Leaner concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 20 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
20 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Leaner's data
- Leaner's decade-level peak was the 1910s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Leaners (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leaner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1882–1939 (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 Leaner 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.