Girls' name · since 1973
Leighanna
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 1,215 babies named Leighanna, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,162 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,215
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,215 babies have been named Leighanna since 1973, making it today's #11162 girls' name.
Leighanna has 1,215 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11162 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #6,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,162 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,215 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leighanna ranks #6,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,162 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,215 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,162 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,215
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leighanna's 1,215 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Leighanna compares
1,215 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Leighanna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leighanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,215 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leighanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leighanna splits its recorded history at 2000: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leighanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Leighanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (326 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Leighanna's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Leighanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s
1990s
263 births
- 2000s
2000s
313 births
- 2010s
2010s
326 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 326 births (27% of all-time use).
How Leighanna 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 Leighanna's total volume
Leighanna by state
Where Leighanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| 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% |
11 of 1,215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Leighanna's data
- Leighanna's decade-level peak was the 2010s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Leighannas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leighanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Leighanna 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.