US rank #4936 Girls' name Peak 2020 598 births

Leilana — #4936 US girls' name

598 babies named Leilana in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s1412010s2932020s159
#4936
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Leilana was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

43 babies were named Leilana in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leilana

The Social Security Administration has registered 598 babies named Leilana between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leilana currently holds the #4936 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leilana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leilana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Leilana in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leilana 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 598 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.

Leilana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

598

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2020

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,936

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leilana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
43
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820041989 5

Leilana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
293 births that decade — 49% of Leilana's all-time total
1980s52000s1412010s2932020s159

Leilana by state

Where Leilana concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Leilana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
52 8.7%
#2 Florida
12 2.0%
#3 Texas
10 1.7%
#4 Virginia
5 0.8%
California share of Leilana's total US births 8.7%
Even split

52 of 598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leilana?
598 babies have been named Leilana since 1989. It currently ranks #4936 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 43 births.
When was Leilana most popular?
Leilana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Leilana most popular?
The top states for the name Leilana are California (52 births), Florida (12 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Leilana been used?
Leilana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leilana?
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, 1989–2024 (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.