Girls' name · since 1880
Leanna
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 25,932 babies named Leanna, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,932
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
25,932 babies have been named Leanna since 1880, making it today's #890 girls' name.
Leanna has 25,932 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #890 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #890 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,932 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leanna ranks #901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #890 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,932 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,932
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Leanna's 25,932 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leanna compares
25,932 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
Leanna's all-time total is 69x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,932 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 675 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leanna's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 675, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leanna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 675
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Leanna popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1987 (Leanna as boys' name)
Leanna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,820 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Leanna's strongest decade.
4,820 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Leanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 90
1880s
90 births
- 1890s 133
1890s
133 births
- 1900s 138
1900s
138 births
- 1910s 298
1910s
298 births
- 1920s 512
1920s
512 births
- 1930s 507
1930s
507 births
- 1940s 971
1940s
971 births
- 1950s 1,337
1950s
1,337 births
- 1960s 1,863
1960s
1,863 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,261 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,694 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,820 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,833 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,738 births
- 2020s 1,737
2020s
1,737 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,820 births (19% of all-time use).
How Leanna 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 Leanna's total volume
Leanna by state
Where Leanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,448 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,651 | 6.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,522 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,470 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,009 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 979 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 772 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 760 | 2.9% |
3,448 of 25,932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Leanna appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leanna's data
- Leanna's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (4,820 total births) through the 2020s (1,737) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leannas (3,448 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 Leanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Leanna 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.