Recorded 2012–2025 Girls' name Peak 2018 87 births

Leire — girls' name

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.

2010s492020s38

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.

What the Data Says About Leire

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Leire between 2012 and 2025, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leire currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leire performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leire shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leire in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leire at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

87

Since 2012

14 years of records

Peak year

2018

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2012

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2025

Leire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2012

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2018)
15
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 2025202320222021202020192018201620152012 5

Leire by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
49 births that decade — 56% of Leire's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leire?
87 babies have been named Leire since 2012. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year 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?
Leire has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.