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
Leanny's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Currently ranks #7364 among girls.
235 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 19 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (42% of all-time use).
Leanny decade highlights
- Peak decade 99 births
- Runner-up 82 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Leanny by state
Where Leanny concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 34 | 14.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
34 of 235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 14.5% of nationwide
- California 2.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 14.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~22 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, 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.
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