Girls' name · since 2001
Leiyah
Leiyah has 273 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leiyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Leiyah recorded 273 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2023.
- #16,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leiyah ranks #16,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leiyah's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Leiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leiyah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Leiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (158 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Leiyah's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Leiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (58% of all-time use).
Leiyah by state
Where Leiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.8% |
11 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Leiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leiyahs (11 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 Leiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2001–2023 (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 Leiyah 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.