Girls' name · since 1928
Leeann
Leeann has 14,334 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,334
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leeann is the #4284 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,334 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Leeann recorded 14,334 times among girls since 1928, holding rank #4284 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #1,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,284 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,334 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeann ranks #1,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,284 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,334 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,334
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leeann's 14,334 recorded births place it above 98.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leeann compares
14,334 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Leeann's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leeann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,334 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 359 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leeann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leeann's full recorded timeline at 1979, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 359 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leeann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 359
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Leeann by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,053 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Leeann's strongest decade.
3,053 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Leeann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 106
1930s
106 births
- 1940s 402
1940s
402 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,357 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,053 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,328 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,781 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,016 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,337 births
- 2010s 719
2010s
719 births
- 2020s 230
2020s
230 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,053 births (21% of all-time use).
How Leeann 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 Leeann's total volume
Leeann by state
Where Leeann concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,357 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 928 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 923 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 802 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 714 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 695 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 493 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 479 | 3.3% |
1,357 of 14,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Leeann appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leeann's data
- Leeann's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,053 total births); usage has since declined to 230 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leeanns (1,357 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Leeann
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leeann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Leeann 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.