Girls' name · since 1975
Leinani
Leinani has 139 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
139 girls have been named Leinani since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Leinani recorded 139 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2024.
- #23,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 139 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leinani ranks #23,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leinani's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leinani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leinani splits its recorded history at 2007: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leinani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Leinani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Leinani's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Leinani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Leinani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Leinani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Leinani 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.