Total births
11
Girls' name · since 2015
Leianah
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Leianah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2015–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Leianah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 2015.
Leianah has 11 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2015 to 2016.
- 11 total births
- 2015–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Leianah since 2015, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 11
- total births
- 2015–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Leianah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
6 babies were named Leianah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Leianah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leianah splits its recorded history at 2016: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leianah at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Leianah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Leianah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leianah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Leianah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leianah? ▼
Leianah has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 6 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Leianah most popular? ▼
Leianah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Leianah been used? ▼
Records for Leianah go back to 2015, giving 2 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Leianah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leilani, Leila, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Leianah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leianah: Baby Name Since 2015 - 11 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leianah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Leianah 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 July 2026.