Girls' name · since 1991
Leily
Leily has 171 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leily is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 171 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Leily recorded 171 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #21,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leily ranks #21,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leily's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Leily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leily's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Leily by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (75 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Leily's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Leily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (44% of all-time use).
Leily by state
Where Leily concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 171 births nationwide.
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- Leily's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leilys (5 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 Leily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1991–2024 (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 Leily 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.