US rank #5366 Boys' name Peak 2024 144 births

Leiby — #5366 US boys' name

144 babies named Leiby in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s112010s622020s71
#5366
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Leiby was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

18 babies were named Leiby in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leiby

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Leiby between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leiby currently holds the #5366 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leiby performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leiby shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leiby in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leiby 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 144 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.

Leiby at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

144

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2024

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,366

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leiby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20242022202020172015201320112000 5

Leiby by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
71 births that decade — 49% of Leiby's all-time total
2000s112010s622020s71

Leiby by state

Where Leiby concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leiby
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
78 54.2%
New York share of Leiby's total US births 54.2%

78 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leiby?
144 babies have been named Leiby since 2000. It currently ranks #5366 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 18 births.
When was Leiby most popular?
Leiby was most popular in the 2020s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Leiby most popular?
The top states for the name Leiby are New York (78 births).
How long has the name Leiby been used?
Leiby has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leiby?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leif, Leighton, Leigh, Leith, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2024 (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.