Girls' name · since 1980
Leianna
853 babies named Leianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 853
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
853 babies have been named Leianna since 1980, making it today's #4805 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Leianna recorded 853 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #4805 nationally today, ahead of 72% 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 1980 to 2025.
- #8,385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,805 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 853 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leianna ranks #8,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,805 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 853 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 853
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leianna's 853 recorded births place it above 88.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leianna compares
853 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Leianna's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 853 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leianna's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Leianna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (325 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Leianna's strongest decade.
325 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Leianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 325 births (38% of all-time use).
How Leianna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leianna's total volume
Leianna by state
Where Leianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
68 of 853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Leianna's data
- Leianna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (325 total births) through the 2020s (173) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leiannas (68 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 Leianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Leianna 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.