Girls' name · since 1989
Leilana
627 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.
- #10,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,713 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 627
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leilana is the #4713 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 627 recorded since 1989.
Leilana has 627 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4713 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #10,253 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,713 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 627 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leilana ranks #10,253 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,713 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 627 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,713 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 627
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leilana's 627 recorded births place it above 85.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leilana compares
627 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Leilana's all-time total is 67% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leilana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 627 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leilana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leilana's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leilana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Leilana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (293 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Leilana's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Leilana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
293 births
- 2020s
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 293 births (47% of all-time use).
How Leilana 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 Leilana's total volume
Leilana by state
Where Leilana concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
52 of 627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Leilana's data
- Leilana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (293 total births) through the 2020s (188) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leilanas (52 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 Leilana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Leilana 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.