US rank #902 Girls' name Peak 1990 25,630 births

Leanna — #902 US girls' name

25,630 babies named Leanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s901890s1331900s1381910s2981920s5121930s5071940s9711950s13371960s18631970s22611980s36941990s48202000s38332010s37372020s1436
#902
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Leanna was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

675 babies were named Leanna in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 25,630 babies named Leanna between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leanna currently holds the #902 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 675 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,820 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Leanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,399 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leanna in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leanna 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 25,630 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.

Leanna at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

25,630

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1990

675 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#902

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leanna popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1990)
675
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420051986196719481929191018911880 7

Leanna popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1987 (Leanna as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1987 5

Leanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,820 births that decade — 19% of Leanna's all-time total
1880s901890s1331900s1381910s2981920s5121930s5071940s9711950s13371960s18631970s22611980s36941990s48202000s38332010s37372020s1436

Leanna by state

Where Leanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,399 13.3%
#2 Texas
1,622 6.3%
#3 New York
1,509 5.9%
#4 Ohio
1,448 5.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
983 3.8%
#6 Florida
964 3.8%
#7 Indiana
764 3.0%
#8 Illinois
752 2.9%
California share of Leanna's total US births 13.3%
Even split

3,399 of 25,630 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Leanna appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leanna?
25,630 babies have been named Leanna since 1880. It currently ranks #902 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 675 births.
When was Leanna most popular?
Leanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,820 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Leanna most popular?
The top states for the name Leanna are California (3,399 births), Texas (1,622 births), New York (1,509 births).
How long has the name Leanna been used?
Leanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leah, Lea, Leanne, Leann, 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, 1880–2024 (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.