Girls' name · since 1994
Leeyah
Leeyah has 392 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
392 babies have been named Leeyah since 1994, making it today's #10428 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Leeyah recorded 392 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #10428 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #13,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,428 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 392 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeyah ranks #13,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 392 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leeyah's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leeyah compares
392 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Leeyah's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leeyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leeyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leeyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leeyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Leeyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (219 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Leeyah's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Leeyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 219 births (56% of all-time use).
Leeyah by state
Where Leeyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Leeyah's data
- Leeyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leeyahs (10 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 Leeyah: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Leeyah 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.