Girls' name · since 1956
Leighann
3,441 babies named Leighann in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,441
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Leighann currently ranks #13437 among girls' names in America, with 3,441 babies recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Leighann recorded 3,441 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #13437 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #3,297 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,437 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,441 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leighann ranks #3,297 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,437 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,441 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,441
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Leighann's 3,441 recorded births place it above 95.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Leighann compares
3,441 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Leighann's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leighann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,441 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leighann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leighann's full recorded timeline at 1991, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leighann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Leighann by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,048 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Leighann's strongest decade.
1,048 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Leighann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 324
1960s
324 births
- 1970s
1970s
508 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,048 births
- 1990s
1990s
731 births
- 2000s
2000s
432 births
- 2010s 296
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,048 births (30% of all-time use).
How Leighann 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 Leighann's total volume
Leighann by state
Where Leighann concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 203 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 167 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 152 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 149 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 94 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 86 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 72 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 43 | 1.2% |
203 of 3,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Leighann appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leighann's data
- Leighann's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,048 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leighanns (203 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Leighann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Leighann 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.