Total births
32
Girls' name · since 2008
Leonah
Leonah has 32 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 32
- total births
- 2008–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
32 girls have been named Leonah since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leonah has 32 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2018.
- 32 total births
- 2008–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Leonah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leonah splits its recorded history at 2016: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leonah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Leonah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Leonah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leonah's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Leonah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (75% of all-time use).
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.
Keep exploring Leonah
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Leonora Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leonah: Baby Name Since 2008 - 32 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leonah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Leonah 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 July 2026.