Girls' name · since 1970
Leina
Leina has 799 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,387 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
799 babies have been named Leina since 1970, making it today's #4387 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leina has been recorded 799 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #4387 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #8,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,387 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 799 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leina ranks #8,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,387 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 799 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,387 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leina's 799 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leina compares
799 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Leina's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leina's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Leina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (260 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Leina's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Leina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
260 births
- 2020s
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 260 births (33% of all-time use).
How Leina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leina's total volume
Leina by state
Where Leina concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
66 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Leina's data
- Leina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (260 total births) through the 2020s (188) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leinas (66 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Leina 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.