Girls' name · since 1961
Leea
678 babies named Leea in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 678
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 678 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leea has been recorded 678 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2022.
- #9,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 678 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leea ranks #9,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 678 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 678
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leea's 678 recorded births place it above 86.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Leea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leea splits its recorded history at 1992: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2022
- Peak year (2000)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Leea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (169 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Leea's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Leea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 169 births (25% of all-time use).
How Leea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leea's total volume
Leea by state
Where Leea concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.5% |
10 of 678 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leea's data
- Leea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leeas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1961–2022 (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 Leea 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.