Girls' name · since 1969
Leighan
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Leighan, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leighan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leighan has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1983.
- #44,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leighan ranks #44,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #44,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leighan's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leighan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leighan splits its recorded history at 1979: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leighan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1983
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Leighan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Leighan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Leighan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Leighan's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leighan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1969–1983 (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 Leighan 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.