Girls' name · since 1945
Leonna
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 1,375 babies named Leonna, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,788 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,375
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leonna currently ranks #4788 among girls' names in America, with 1,375 babies recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonna has been recorded 1,375 times among girls since 1945, currently ranked #4788 nationally and more common than 72% 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 1945 to 2025.
- #6,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,788 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,375 born since 1945
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonna ranks #6,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,788 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,375 born since 1945, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,788 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,375
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leonna's 1,375 recorded births place it above 91.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leonna compares
1,375 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Leonna's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leonna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leonna's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Leonna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (384 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Leonna's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Leonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 129
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
315 births
- 2010s
2010s
384 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 384 births (28% of all-time use).
How Leonna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leonna's total volume
Leonna by state
Where Leonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
23 of 1,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Leonna's data
- Leonna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (384 total births) through the 2020s (179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leonnas (23 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 Leonna: 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 (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Leonna 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.