Girls' name · since 1898
Leilah
Leilah has 4,241 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,655 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,241
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,241 babies have been named Leilah since 1898, making it today's #1655 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Leilah recorded 4,241 times among girls since 1898, holding rank #1655 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, 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 1898 to 2025.
- #2,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,655 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,241 born since 1898
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leilah ranks #2,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,655 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,241 born since 1898, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,655 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,241
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leilah's 4,241 recorded births place it above 96.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leilah compares
4,241 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Leilah's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,241 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 251 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leilah splits its recorded history at 2000: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 251 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 251
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Leilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,013 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Leilah's strongest decade.
2,013 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Leilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 98
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,091 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,013 births
- 2020s
2020s
913 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,013 births (47% of all-time use).
How Leilah 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 Leilah's total volume
Leilah by state
Where Leilah concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 978 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 583 | 13.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 235 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 170 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 134 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 97 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 72 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 60 | 1.4% |
978 of 4,241 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Leilah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leilah's data
- Leilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,013 total births) through the 2020s (913) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leilahs (978 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Leilah 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.