Recorded 2007–2015 Girls' name Peak 2007 157 births

Leilene — girls' name

157 babies named Leilene 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

157 girls have been named Leilene since 2007, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

157
total births
2007–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Leilene was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

81 babies were named Leilene in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leilene

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Leilene between 2007 and 2015, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leilene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leilene performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leilene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Leilene in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leilene 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 157 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.

Leilene at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

157

Since 2007

9 years of records

Peak year

2007

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2007

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2015

Leilene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2007

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2007)
81
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
020406080100 201520122010200920082007 81

Leilene by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
130 births that decade — 83% of Leilene's all-time total
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Leilene by state

Where Leilene concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Leilene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
51 32.5%
#2 Texas
22 14.0%
#3 Florida
8 5.1%
#4 New York
7 4.5%
#5 Arizona
6 3.8%
California share of Leilene's total US births 32.5%
Even split

51 of 157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leilene?
157 babies have been named Leilene since 2007. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2007 with 81 births.
When was Leilene most popular?
Leilene was most popular in the 2000s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Leilene most popular?
The top states for the name Leilene are California (51 births), Texas (22 births), Florida (8 births).
How long has the name Leilene been used?
Leilene has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 9 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Leilene?
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, 2007–2015 (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.