Recorded 1956–2022 Girls' name Peak 1969 246 births

Leiann — girls' name

246 babies named Leiann in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s831970s221980s461990s252000s292010s122020s5
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Leiann was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

12 babies were named Leiann in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leiann

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Leiann between 1956 and 2022, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leiann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leiann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leiann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leiann 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 246 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.

Leiann at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

246

Since 1956

67 years of records

Peak year

1969

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1956

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2022

Leiann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1956

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1969)
12
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
468101214 20222005199219821973196619611956 5

Leiann by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
83 births that decade — 34% of Leiann's all-time total
1950s241960s831970s221980s461990s252000s292010s122020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leiann?
246 babies have been named Leiann since 1956. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1969 with 12 births.
When was Leiann most popular?
Leiann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Leiann been used?
Leiann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 67 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Leiann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leila, Leilani, Leigh, Leia, 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, 1956–2022 (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.