Leighann — #9044 US girls' name
3,435 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.
More common than 49% of names given to girls today.
31% of everyone ever named Leighann was born in this single decade.
119 babies were named Leighann in 1986 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leighann
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,435 babies named Leighann between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leighann currently holds the #9044 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 119 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leighann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,048 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leighann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 203 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Leighann in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leighann 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 3,435 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.
Leighann at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Leighann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956
- Peak year (1986)
- 119
- Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
Currently ranks #9044 among girls.
3,435 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1986 with 119 births in a single year.
Leighann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 1,048 births that decade — 31% of Leighann's all-time total
Leighann decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,048 births
- Runner-up 731 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Leighann's strongest decade
1,048 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 31% of all-time use.
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 | 1.3% |
203 of 3,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 5.9% of nationwide
- California 4.9% of nationwide
- Texas 4.4% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.3% of nationwide
- Florida 2.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 18 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 5.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Leighann appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1956–2024 (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.