Girls' name · since 1925
Leann
24,356 babies named Leann in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,190 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,356
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leann currently ranks #4190 among girls' names in America, with 24,356 babies recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leann has been recorded 24,356 times among girls since 1925, currently ranked #4190 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,190 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,356 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leann ranks #934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,190 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,356 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,190 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,356
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leann's 24,356 recorded births place it above 98.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leann compares
24,356 Top 6% higher than 94% of 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
Leann's all-time total is 65x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,356 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 636 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leann's full recorded timeline at 1976, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 636 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leann popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 636
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Leann popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1981 (Leann as boys' name)
Leann by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6,057 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Leann's strongest decade.
6,057 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Leann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 221
1930s
221 births
- 1940s 817
1940s
817 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,411 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,057 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,140 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,322 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,520 births
- 2000s 1,719
2000s
1,719 births
- 2010s 889
2010s
889 births
- 2020s 243
2020s
243 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6,057 births (25% of all-time use).
How Leann compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leann's total volume
Leann by state
Where Leann concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,308 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,538 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 1,174 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,099 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,076 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,063 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,037 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 900 | 3.7% |
2,308 of 24,356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Leann appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leann's data
- Leann's decade-level peak was the 1960s (6,057 total births); usage has since declined to 243 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leanns (2,308 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Leann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Leann 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.