Girls' name · since 1979
Leiya
Leiya has 343 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leiya currently ranks #6943 among girls' names in America, with 343 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Leiya recorded 343 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #6943 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1979 to 2025.
- #14,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,943 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 343 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leiya ranks #14,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,943 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 343 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leiya's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leiya compares
343 48th percentile among 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
Leiya's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 343 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leiya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Leiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (136 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Leiya's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Leiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (40% of all-time use).
Leiya by state
Where Leiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 4.4% |
15 of 343 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leiya's data
- Leiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leiyas (15 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 Leiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Leiya 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.