Recorded 2001–2023 Girls' name Peak 2011 273 births

Leiyah — girls' name

273 babies named Leiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s752010s1582020s40

The verdict

273 girls have been named Leiyah since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

273
total births
2001–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Leiyah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

29 babies were named Leiyah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Leiyah between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leiyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Leiyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leiyah 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 273 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.

Leiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

273

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2011

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Leiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
29
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Leiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
158 births that decade — 58% of Leiyah's all-time total
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Leiyah by state

Where Leiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Leiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 4.0%
#2 Florida
5 1.8%
California share of Leiyah's total US births 4.0%
Even split

11 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leiyah?
273 babies have been named Leiyah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 29 births.
When was Leiyah most popular?
Leiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Leiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Leiyah are California (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Leiyah been used?
Leiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Leiyah?
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, 2001–2023 (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.