Recorded 2003–2025 Girls' name Peak 2009 264 births

Leniyah — girls' name

264 babies named Leniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1012010s1262020s37

The verdict

264 girls have been named Leniyah since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

264
total births
2003–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Leniyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

23 babies were named Leniyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Leniyah between 2003 and 2025, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leniyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leniyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leniyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leniyah 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 264 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.

Leniyah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

264

Since 2003

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2003

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2025

Leniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2003

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2009)
23
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
510152025 20252021201820152012200920062003 10

Leniyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
126 births that decade — 48% of Leniyah's all-time total
2000s1012010s1262020s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leniyah?
264 babies have been named Leniyah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2009 with 23 births.
When was Leniyah most popular?
Leniyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Leniyah been used?
Leniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leniyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lena, Lenora, Lenore, Lennon, 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, 2003–2025 (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.