Girls' name · since 2003
Leniyah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 264 babies named Leniyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
264 babies have been named Leniyah since 2003, making it today's #12588 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leniyah has been recorded 264 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #12588 nationally and more common than 27% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #17,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,588 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 264 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leniyah ranks #17,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,588 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 264 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leniyah's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Leniyah compares
264 42nd 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
Leniyah's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 264 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leniyah splits its recorded history at 2014: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Leniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Leniyah's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Leniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leniyah? ▼
Where does Leniyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Leniyah most popular? ▼
How long has the name Leniyah been used? ▼
What names are similar to Leniyah? ▼
What to do with Leniyah's data
- Leniyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leniyah
Nearby Names Like Leniyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leniyah
Compare Leniyah side by side: Leniyah vs Lena Leniyah vs Lenora Leniyah vs Lenore
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Leniyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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, 2003–2025 (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 Leniyah 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.