US rank #7689 Girls' name Peak 2007 327 births

Leiya — #7689 US girls' name

327 babies named Leiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81990s52000s1002010s1362020s78
#7689
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Leiya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

19 babies were named Leiya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Leiya between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leiya currently holds the #7689 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leiya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leiya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leiya 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 327 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.

Leiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

327

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2007

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,689

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200419991979 8

Leiya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 42% of Leiya's all-time total
1970s81990s52000s1002010s1362020s78

Leiya by state

Where Leiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 4.6%
California share of Leiya's total US births 4.6%

15 of 327 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leiya?
327 babies have been named Leiya since 1979. It currently ranks #7689 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
When was Leiya most popular?
Leiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Leiya most popular?
The top states for the name Leiya are California (15 births).
How long has the name Leiya been used?
Leiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leila, Leilani, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.