Girls' name · since 1956
Leiann
Leiann has 246 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
246 girls have been named Leiann since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Leiann recorded 246 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2022.
- #17,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 246 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leiann ranks #17,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leiann's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leiann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leiann splits its recorded history at 1980: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leiann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2022
- Peak year (1969)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Leiann by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (83 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Leiann's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Leiann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 83 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leiann's data
- Leiann's decade-level peak was the 1960s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leiann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1956–2022 (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 Leiann 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.