Girls' name · since 2008
Leihla
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Leihla, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leihla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Leihla recorded 22 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2016.
- #44,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leihla ranks #44,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #44,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leihla's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leihla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leihla's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leihla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2016
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
22 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 7 births in a single year.
Leihla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Leihla's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Leihla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (68% of all-time use).
Leihla decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leihla: 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 (~8 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, 2008–2016 (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 Leihla 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.
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