Girls' name · since 1977
Leeah
1,333 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.
- #6,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,333
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leeah currently ranks #8501 among girls' names in America, with 1,333 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeah has been recorded 1,333 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #8501 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,501 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,333 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeah ranks #6,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,501 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,333 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,333
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leeah's 1,333 recorded births place it above 91.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leeah compares
1,333 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Leeah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leeah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,333 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leeah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leeah splits its recorded history at 2002: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leeah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Leeah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (544 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Leeah's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Leeah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 165
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
416 births
- 2010s
2010s
544 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 544 births (41% of all-time use).
How Leeah 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 Leeah's total volume
Leeah by state
Where Leeah concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 91 | 6.8% |
| #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% |
110 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Leeah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leeah's data
- Leeah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (544 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leeahs (110 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leeah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Leeah 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.