US rank #7684 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,320 births

Leeah — #7684 US girls' name

1,320 babies named Leeah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s851990s1652000s4162010s5432020s95
#7684
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Leeah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

84 babies were named Leeah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leeah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,320 babies named Leeah between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leeah currently holds the #7684 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leeah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 543 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Leeah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leeah in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leeah 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 1,320 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.

Leeah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,320

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2012

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,684

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leeah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
84
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Leeah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
543 births that decade — 41% of Leeah's all-time total
1970s161980s851990s1652000s4162010s5432020s95

Leeah by state

Where Leeah concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leeah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
110 8.3%
#2 Texas
91 6.9%
#3 New York
25 1.9%
#4 Florida
12 0.9%
#5 Michigan
11 0.8%
#6 Ohio
11 0.8%
#7 Georgia
10 0.8%
#8 Illinois
10 0.8%
California share of Leeah's total US births 8.3%
Even split

110 of 1,320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Leeah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeah?
1,320 babies have been named Leeah since 1977. It currently ranks #7684 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 84 births.
When was Leeah most popular?
Leeah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 543 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Leeah most popular?
The top states for the name Leeah are California (110 births), Texas (91 births), New York (25 births).
How long has the name Leeah been used?
Leeah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leeah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeann, Leena, Leela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.