US rank #7099 Unisex name Peak 2010 168 births

Leelyn — #7099 US boys' name

168 babies named Leelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s1032020s45
#7099
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Leelyn was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

15 babies were named Leelyn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Leelyn between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leelyn currently holds the #7099 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Leelyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leelyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leelyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 168 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

168

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2010

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,099

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leelyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
46810121416 2024202020172014201120082007 6

Leelyn popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 2015 (Leelyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2022201820162015 6

Leelyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
103 births that decade — 61% of Leelyn's all-time total
2000s202010s1032020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leelyn?
168 babies have been named Leelyn since 2007. It currently ranks #7099 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 15 births.
When was Leelyn most popular?
Leelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Leelyn a unisex name?
Yes, Leelyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 168 births, and as a girl's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Leelyn been used?
Leelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeroy, Leeland, Leevi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.