Leann — #3757 US girls' name
24,322 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.
More common than 79% of names given to girls today.
25% of everyone ever named Leann was born in this single decade.
636 babies were named Leann in 1963 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leann
The Social Security Administration has registered 24,322 babies named Leann between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leann currently holds the #3757 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 636 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 6,057 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Leann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,308 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Leann in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leann 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 24,322 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.
Leann at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Leann popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925
- Peak year (1963)
- 636
- Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
Currently ranks #3757 among girls.
24,322 total births across 100 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1963 with 636 births in a single year.
Leann popularity over time — boys
7 total births recorded since 1981 (Leann as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Leann accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Leann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 6,057 births that decade — 25% of Leann's all-time total
Leann decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,057 births
- Runner-up 4,322 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Leann's strongest decade
6,057 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 25% of all-time use.
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 | | 1,533 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 1,173 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,099 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,076 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,064 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,037 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 900 | 3.7% |
2,308 of 24,322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.5% of nationwide
- Texas 6.3% of nationwide
- Minnesota 4.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 44 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Leann appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1925–2024 (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.