Girls' name · since 1900

Leeanna

4,008 babies named Leeanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,990 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,774 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,008
born since 1900
1990s
peak decade

Leeanna currently ranks #4774 among girls' names in America, with 4,008 babies recorded since 1900.

Leeanna has 4,008 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4774 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.

  • #2,990 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,774 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,008 born since 1900
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeanna ranks #2,990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,774 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,008 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.

#2,990 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,774 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,008
born since 1900
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.3%
Leeanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Leeanna's 4,008 recorded births place it above 95.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

19 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Leeanna compares

4,008 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Leeanna's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Leeanna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,008 376 567,345
Peak-year births 122 21 19,840

Leeanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Leeanna splits its recorded history at 1970: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 122 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Leeanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
122
Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
050100150 190019261943195719711985199920132025 28

Leeanna by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (826 births, 21% of the file).

1990s was Leeanna's strongest decade.

826 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Leeanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 826 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Leeanna 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 Leeanna's total volume

Leeanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 5.3%-96, 2.6%-56, 8%-34, 10.8%-53, 7.8%-55, 7.9%-79, 3.7%-142, 2.4%-67, 5.4%-62, 5.5%-71, 4.7%-70, 3.6%-76, 3.4%-41, 5.8%-88, 2.2%Leeanna-126, 3%Leeanna
Leeanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Leeanna by state

Where Leeanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leeanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
314 7.8%
#2 Texas
231 5.8%
#3 New York
113 2.8%
#4 Ohio
107 2.7%
#5 Florida
89 2.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
43 1.1%
#7 North Carolina
38 0.9%
#8 Kentucky
26 0.6%
California share of Leeanna's total US births 7.8%
Even split

314 of 4,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Leeanna appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeanna?
4,008 babies have been named Leeanna since 1900. All-time, it sits at #2,990 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,774 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 122 births.
Where does Leeanna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeanna ranks #2,990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,774 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leeanna most popular?
Leeanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 826 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Leeanna most popular?
The top states for the name Leeanna are California (314 births), Texas (231 births), New York (113 births).
How long has the name Leeanna been used?
Records for Leeanna go back to 1900, giving 126 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Leeanna?
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.

What to do with Leeanna's data

  • Leeanna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (826 total births); usage has since declined to 181 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Leeannas (314 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.

Keep exploring Leeanna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leeanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1900–2025 (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 Leeanna 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.