Girls' name · since 2007
Leilene
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Leilene, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leilene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 157 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leilene has been recorded 157 times among girls since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2015.
- #22,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 157 born since 2007
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leilene ranks #22,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 2007, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leilene's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Leilene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leilene's full recorded timeline at 2010, 17% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 83% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leilene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2015
- Peak year (2007)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Leilene by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (130 births, 83% of the file).
2000s was Leilene's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Leilene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (83% of all-time use).
Leilene by state
Where Leilene concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| 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% |
51 of 157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Leilene's data
- Leilene's decade-level peak was the 2000s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leilenes (51 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Leilene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2007–2015 (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 Leilene 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.