Girls' name · since 1956
Leighanne
Leighanne has 1,313 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,313
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Leighanne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,313 have been recorded since 1956.
Leighanne has 1,313 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2024.
- #6,240 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,313 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leighanne ranks #6,240 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,313 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,313
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Leighanne's 1,313 recorded births place it above 91.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Leighanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leighanne splits its recorded history at 1990: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leighanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Leighanne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (403 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Leighanne's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Leighanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 114
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s
1980s
403 births
- 1990s
1990s
307 births
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 79
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 403 births (31% of all-time use).
How Leighanne 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 Leighanne's total volume
Leighanne by state
Where Leighanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
39 of 1,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Leighanne appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leighanne's data
- Leighanne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leighannes (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Leighanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1956–2024 (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 Leighanne 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.