US rank #7378 Girls' name Peak 2019 884 births

Leighla — #7378 US girls' name

884 babies named Leighla in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s112000s2292010s4642020s170
#7378
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Leighla was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

63 babies were named Leighla in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leighla

The Social Security Administration has registered 884 babies named Leighla between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leighla currently holds the #7378 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leighla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 464 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leighla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Leighla in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leighla 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 884 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.

Leighla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

884

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2019

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,378

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leighla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
63
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Leighla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
464 births that decade — 52% of Leighla's all-time total
1980s101990s112000s2292010s4642020s170

Leighla by state

Where Leighla concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Leighla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
81 9.2%
#2 California
30 3.4%
#3 Florida
11 1.2%
#4 Indiana
7 0.8%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
#6 Michigan
5 0.6%
#7 Ohio
5 0.6%
Texas share of Leighla's total US births 9.2%
Even split

81 of 884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leighla?
884 babies have been named Leighla since 1988. It currently ranks #7378 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 63 births.
When was Leighla most popular?
Leighla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 464 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Leighla most popular?
The top states for the name Leighla are Texas (81 births), California (30 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Leighla been used?
Leighla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leighla?
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, 1988–2024 (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.