Recorded 2007–2010 Girls' name Peak 2007 27 births

Leileen — girls' name

27 babies named Leileen in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 girls have been named Leileen since 2007, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

27
total births
2007–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Leileen was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

10 babies were named Leileen in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leileen

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Leileen between 2007 and 2010, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leileen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leileen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leileen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leileen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leileen 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 27 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.

Leileen at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

27

Since 2007

4 years of records

Peak year

2007

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2007

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2010

Leileen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2007

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2007)
10
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4681012 2010200920082007 10

Leileen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 81% of Leileen's all-time total
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Leileen by state

Where Leileen concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leileen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 22.2%
California share of Leileen's total US births 22.2%

6 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leileen?
27 babies have been named Leileen since 2007. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2007 with 10 births.
When was Leileen most popular?
Leileen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Leileen most popular?
The top states for the name Leileen are California (6 births).
How long has the name Leileen been used?
Leileen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 4 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Leileen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leilani, Leila, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2007–2010 (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.