Total births
154
Girls' name · since 1960
Leanette
154 babies named Leanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13738
- among girls today
- 154
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other girls
Leanette currently ranks #13738 among girls' names in America, with 154 babies recorded since 1960.
Leanette has 154 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13738 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2024.
- #13738 among girls today
- 154 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
- 22% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Leanette is currently the #13738 girls' name in America, more common than 22% of girls - 154 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13738
- among girls today
- 154
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other girls
Leanette vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13738
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 22% of names given to girls today.
1960s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Leanette was born in this single decade.
1967
Single peak year
12 babies were named Leanette in 1967 - its busiest year on record.
How Leanette compares
154 32th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leanette's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leanette | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 154 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Leanette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leanette's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leanette at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1967
Current rank
#13,738
Active since
1960
Leanette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (1967)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Leanette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Leanette's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Leanette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 47 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leanette? ▼
Leanette has been given to 154 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13738 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
When was Leanette most popular? ▼
Leanette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Leanette been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Leanette since 1960 -- 65 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Leanette? ▼
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 Leanette's data
- Leanette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Leanette
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Leanna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1960–2024 (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. "Leanette: #13738 Girls' Name - 154 Births, Peak 1967." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leanette. 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 Leanette 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 June 2026.