Girls' name · since 2003

Leanny

Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 235 babies named Leanny, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,191 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,364 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
235
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade

235 babies have been named Leanny since 2003, making it today's #7364 girls' name.

Leanny has 235 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7364 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.

  • #18,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,364 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 235 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leanny ranks #18,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,364 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 235 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,191 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,364 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
235
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%57.4%
Leanny vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leanny's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Leanny compares

235 40th 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

Leanny's all-time total is 37% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Leanny Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 235 376 567,345
Peak-year births 19 21 19,840

Leanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leanny's full recorded timeline at 2015, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leanny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
05101520 20032007201020132016201920222025 15

Leanny by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Leanny's strongest decade.

99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Leanny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Leanny by state

Where Leanny concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Leanny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
34 14.5%
#2 California
5 2.1%
New York share of Leanny's total US births 14.5%
Even split

34 of 235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leanny?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 235 babies named Leanny. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,191 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,364 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 19 births.
Where does Leanny sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leanny ranks #18,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,364 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leanny most popular?
Leanny was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Leanny most popular?
The top states for the name Leanny are New York (34 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Leanny been used?
Leanny has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leanny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leah, Lea, Leanne, Leanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Leanny's data

  • Leanny's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Leannys (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leanny

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leanny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2025 (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 Leanny 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.