Total births
161
Boys' name · since 2006
Leilan
Leilan has 161 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 161
- total births
- 2006–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Leilan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 161 recorded since 2006.
Leilan has 161 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- 161 total births
- 2006–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
161 boys have been named Leilan since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 161
- total births
- 2006–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Leilan was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
14 babies were named Leilan in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Leilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leilan's full recorded timeline at 2014, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leilan at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2006
Leilan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Leilan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leilan's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Leilan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leilan? ▼
Leilan has been given to 161 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 14 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Leilan most popular? ▼
Leilan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Leilan been used? ▼
Leilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leilan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leif, Leighton, Leigh, Leith, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Leilan's data
- Leilan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leilan
Nearby Names Like Leilan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leilan
Leif Boy
#927 9,997 births
Leighton Boy
#1042 9,411 births
Leigh Boy
5,107 births
Leith Boy
#9081 659 births
Leiland Boy
#6116 632 births
Compare Leilan side by side: Leilan vs Leif Leilan vs Leighton Leilan vs Leigh
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leilan: Baby Name Since 2006 - 161 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leilan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Leilan 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 July 2026.