Girls' name · since 1889
Leannah
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 302 babies named Leannah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leannah currently ranks #13238 among girls' names in America, with 302 babies recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leannah has been recorded 302 times among girls since 1889, currently ranked #13238 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #15,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 302 born since 1889
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leannah ranks #15,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 302 born since 1889, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leannah's 302 recorded births place it above 78.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Leannah compares
302 45th 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
Leannah's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leannah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 302 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leannah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Leannah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (146 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Leannah's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Leannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 146 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leannah's data
- Leannah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Leannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Leannah 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.