Girls' name · since 1955
Leean
83 babies named Leean in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
83 girls have been named Leean since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leean has been recorded 83 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2013.
- #29,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 83 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leean ranks #29,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #29,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leean's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leean's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2013
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Leean by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (23 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Leean's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Leean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 23 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leean's data
- Leean's decade-level peak was the 1960s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Leean: 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 (~58 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, 1955–2013 (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 Leean 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.