Leaya — girls' name
33 babies named Leaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
33 girls have been named Leaya since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.
- 33
- total births
- 2004–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
85% of everyone ever named Leaya was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Leaya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leaya
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Leaya between 2004 and 2011, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leaya 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 33 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.
Leaya at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2004
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2011.
33 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 8 births in a single year.
Leaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 28 births that decade — 85% of Leaya's all-time total
Leaya decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Leaya's strongest decade
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 85% of all-time use.
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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, 2004–2011 (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.