Girls' name · since 1989
Leeya
Leeya has 524 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 524
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leeya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 524 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeya has been recorded 524 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1989 to 2024.
- #11,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 524 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeya ranks #11,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 524 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 524
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leeya's 524 recorded births place it above 84.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Leeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leeya's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Leeya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (212 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Leeya's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Leeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
206 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 212 births (40% of all-time use).
How Leeya 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 Leeya's total volume
Leeya by state
Where Leeya concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 3.4% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
18 of 524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Leeya's data
- Leeya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (212 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leeyas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Leeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Leeya 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.