US rank #1768 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,657 births

Leen — #1768 US girls' name

1,657 babies named Leen in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s532000s2612010s8542020s489
#1768
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Leen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

114 babies were named Leen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,657 babies named Leen between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leen currently holds the #1768 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 854 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Leen in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leen 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 1,657 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.

Leen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,657

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2024

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,768

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
114
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Leen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
854 births that decade — 52% of Leen's all-time total
1990s532000s2612010s8542020s489

Leen by state

Where Leen concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
138 8.3%
#2 Texas
124 7.5%
#3 Michigan
117 7.1%
#4 New York
108 6.5%
#5 Illinois
81 4.9%
#6 Ohio
50 3.0%
#7 Florida
39 2.4%
#8 Virginia
33 2.0%
California share of Leen's total US births 8.3%
Even split

138 of 1,657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Leen appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leen?
1,657 babies have been named Leen since 1991. It currently ranks #1768 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 114 births.
When was Leen most popular?
Leen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 854 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Leen most popular?
The top states for the name Leen are California (138 births), Texas (124 births), Michigan (117 births).
How long has the name Leen been used?
Leen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leen?
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.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.