Recorded 2008–2018 Girls' name Peak 2008 32 births

Leonah — girls' name

32 babies named Leonah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s24

The verdict

32 girls have been named Leonah since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

32
total births
2008–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Leonah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

8 babies were named Leonah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leonah

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Leonah between 2008 and 2018, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leonah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leonah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leonah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leonah 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 32 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.

Leonah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

32

Since 2008

11 years of records

Peak year

2008

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2008

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2018

Leonah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2008

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 20182017201620112008 8

Leonah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
24 births that decade — 75% of Leonah's all-time total
2000s82010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonah?
32 babies have been named Leonah since 2008. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2008 with 8 births.
When was Leonah most popular?
Leonah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Leonah been used?
Leonah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 11 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Leonah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leona, Leola, Leora, Leota, 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, 2008–2018 (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.