US rank #9091 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,207 births

Leighanna — #9091 US girls' name

1,207 babies named Leighanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s1781990s2632000s3132010s3262020s82
#9091
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Leighanna was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

48 babies were named Leighanna in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leighanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,207 babies named Leighanna between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leighanna currently holds the #9091 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leighanna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Leighanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Leighanna in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leighanna 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 1,207 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.

Leighanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,207

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2008

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,091

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leighanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
48
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0102030405060 20242017201020031996198919821973 7

Leighanna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
326 births that decade — 27% of Leighanna's all-time total
1970s451980s1781990s2632000s3132010s3262020s82

Leighanna by state

Where Leighanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Leighanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 0.9%
#2 California
10 0.8%
#3 North Carolina
10 0.8%
#4 Virginia
10 0.8%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
#6 New York
5 0.4%
#7 Texas
5 0.4%
Georgia share of Leighanna's total US births 0.9%
Even split

11 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leighanna?
1,207 babies have been named Leighanna since 1973. It currently ranks #9091 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 48 births.
When was Leighanna most popular?
Leighanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 326 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Leighanna most popular?
The top states for the name Leighanna are Georgia (11 births), California (10 births), North Carolina (10 births).
How long has the name Leighanna been used?
Leighanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leighanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leila, Leilani, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.