Girls' name · since 1991
Leen
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 1,765 babies named Leen, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,852 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,765
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leen is the #1852 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,765 recorded since 1991.
Leen has 1,765 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1852 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,852 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,765 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leen ranks #5,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,852 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,765 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,852 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,765
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leen's 1,765 recorded births place it above 92.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leen compares
1,765 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Leen's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,765 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leen's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 114, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Leen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (854 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Leen's strongest decade.
854 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Leen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 261
2000s
261 births
- 2010s
2010s
854 births
- 2020s
2020s
597 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 854 births (48% of all-time use).
How Leen 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 Leen's total volume
Leen by state
Where Leen concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 135 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 129 | 7.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 118 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 87 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 60 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 39 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 33 | 1.9% |
151 of 1,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Leen appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leen's data
- Leen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (854 total births) through the 2020s (597) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leens (151 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Leen 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.