Recorded 1958–2008 Girls' name Peak 1968 117 births

Leianne — girls' name

117 babies named Leianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

117 girls have been named Leianne since 1958, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

117
total births
1958–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1968
Single peak year

10 babies were named Leianne in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leianne

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Leianne between 1958 and 2008, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leianne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leianne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Leianne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leianne 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 117 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.

Leianne at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

117

Since 1958

51 years of records

Peak year

1968

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1958

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2008

Leianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1958

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1968)
10
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Leianne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 34% of Leianne's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leianne?
117 babies have been named Leianne since 1958. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1968 with 10 births.
When was Leianne most popular?
Leianne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Leianne been used?
Leianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 51 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Leianne?
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.

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, 1958–2008 (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.