Recorded 2008–2022 Girls' name Peak 2008 38 births

Leighna — girls' name

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

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The verdict

38 girls have been named Leighna since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

38
total births
2008–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Leighna was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Leighna in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leighna

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Leighna between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leighna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leighna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leighna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leighna 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 38 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.

Leighna at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

38

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Leighna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5.566.577.5 202220172016201120092008 7

Leighna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 47% of Leighna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leighna?
38 babies have been named Leighna since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Leighna most popular?
Leighna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Leighna been used?
Leighna has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Leighna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leilani, Leila, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2008–2022 (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.