Total births
87
Girls' name · since 2012
Leire
87 babies named Leire in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 87
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
87 girls have been named Leire since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leire has 87 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- 87 total births
- 2012–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
87 girls have been named Leire since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 87
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Leire was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
15 babies were named Leire in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Leire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leire's full recorded timeline at 2020, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leire at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Leire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Leire by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leire's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Leire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leire? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 87 babies named Leire. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 15 births.
When was Leire most popular? ▼
Leire was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Leire been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Leire since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Leire? ▼
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.
What to do with Leire's data
- Leire's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leire
Nearby Names Like Leire
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leire
Leilani Girl
#66 56,466 births
Leila Girl
#267 55,436 births
Leigh Girl
#3405 40,242 births
Leia Girl
#289 18,778 births
Leighton Girl
#397 12,412 births
Compare Leire side by side: Leire vs Leilani Leire vs Leila Leire vs Leigh
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leire: Baby Name Since 2012 - 87 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leire. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Leire 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 July 2026.