Girls' name · since 1994
Leani
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 269 babies named Leani, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
269 babies have been named Leani since 1994, making it today's #7302 girls' name.
Leani has 269 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7302 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #16,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,302 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 269 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leani ranks #16,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,302 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 269 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leani's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Leani compares
269 43rd percentile among 17,297 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
Leani's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 269 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leani splits its recorded history at 2014: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Leani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Leani's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Leani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (40% of all-time use).
Leani by state
Where Leani concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 269 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leani's data
- Leani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Leanis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1994–2025 (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 Leani 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.