Girls' name · since 1932
Leilia
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Leilia, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,371 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33
- born since 1932
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leilia is the #13371 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 33 recorded since 1932.
Leilia has 33 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13371 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #39,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,371 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33 born since 1932
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leilia ranks #39,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,371 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33 born since 1932, peaking in the 2000s.
- #39,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,371 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33
- born since 1932
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leilia's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Leilia compares
33 12th percentile among 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
Leilia's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leilia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leilia's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Leilia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Leilia's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Leilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Leilia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Leilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Leilia 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.