US rank #6765 Girls' name Peak 2023 254 births

Leani — #6765 US girls' name

254 babies named Leani in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s572010s1072020s85
#6765
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Leani was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

20 babies were named Leani in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leani

The Social Security Administration has registered 254 babies named Leani between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leani currently holds the #6765 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leani 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 Leani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leani 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 254 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.

Leani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

254

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2023

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,765

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
20
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009200620031994 5

Leani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 42% of Leani's all-time total
1990s52000s572010s1072020s85

Leani by state

Where Leani concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Leani's total US births 2.0%

5 of 254 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leani?
254 babies have been named Leani since 1994. It currently ranks #6765 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 20 births.
When was Leani most popular?
Leani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Leani most popular?
The top states for the name Leani are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Leani been used?
Leani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leani?
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.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.