Recorded 1994–2025 Girls' name Peak 2011 392 births

Leeyah — girls' name

392 babies named Leeyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1302010s2192020s38

The verdict

392 girls have been named Leeyah since 1994, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

392
total births
1994–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Leeyah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

35 babies were named Leeyah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leeyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Leeyah between 1994 and 2025, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leeyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leeyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leeyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Leeyah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leeyah 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 392 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.

Leeyah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

392

Since 1994

32 years of records

Peak year

2011

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1994

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2025

Leeyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1994

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2011)
35
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
010203040 20252020201620122008200420001994 5

Leeyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
219 births that decade — 56% of Leeyah's all-time total
1990s52000s1302010s2192020s38

Leeyah by state

Where Leeyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Leeyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.6%
#2 New York
10 2.6%
#3 Texas
5 1.3%
California share of Leeyah's total US births 2.6%
Even split

10 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeyah?
392 babies have been named Leeyah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2011 with 35 births.
When was Leeyah most popular?
Leeyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Leeyah most popular?
The top states for the name Leeyah are California (10 births), New York (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Leeyah been used?
Leeyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leeyah?
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.

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, 1994–2025 (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.