Girls' name · since 1989
Leilany
4,966 babies named Leilany in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #697 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,966
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leilany is the #697 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,966 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Leilany recorded 4,966 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #697 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #2,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #697 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,966 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leilany ranks #2,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #697 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,966 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #697 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,966
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Leilany's 4,966 recorded births place it above 96.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leilany compares
4,966 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Leilany's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leilany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,966 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 417 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leilany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leilany splits its recorded history at 2008: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 417 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leilany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 417
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Leilany by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,276 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Leilany's strongest decade.
2,276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Leilany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 850
2000s
850 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,740 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,276 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,276 births (46% of all-time use).
How Leilany 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 Leilany's total volume
Leilany by state
Where Leilany concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,184 | 23.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 897 | 18.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 289 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 239 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 237 | 4.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 220 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 112 | 2.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 109 | 2.2% |
1,184 of 4,966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Leilany appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Leilanys (1,184 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leilany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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 Leilany 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.