Girls' name · since 2002
Leelu
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Leelu, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,052 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leelu currently ranks #14052 among girls' names in America, with 58 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leelu has been recorded 58 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #14052 nationally and more common than 19% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #33,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,052 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 58 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leelu ranks #33,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,052 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 58 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #33,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,052 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leelu's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Leelu compares
58 17th percentile among 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
Leelu's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leelu | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leelu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leelu splits its recorded history at 2011: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leelu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Leelu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Leelu's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Leelu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leelu's data
- Leelu's decade-level peak was the 2010s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leelu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Leelu 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.