Recorded 1998–2025 Girls' name Peak 2020 122 births

Leili — girls' name

122 babies named Leili in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s482010s432020s26

The verdict

122 girls have been named Leili since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

122
total births
1998–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Leili was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

11 babies were named Leili in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leili

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Leili between 1998 and 2025, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leili currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leili performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leili shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leili 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 122 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.

Leili at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

122

Since 1998

28 years of records

Peak year

2020

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1998

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2025

Leili popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1998

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2020)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 2025202020142010200720041998 5

Leili by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 39% of Leili's all-time total
1990s52000s482010s432020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leili?
122 babies have been named Leili since 1998. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 11 births.
When was Leili most popular?
Leili was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Leili been used?
Leili has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leili?
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, 1998–2025 (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.