Girls' name · since 1994
Leyah
1,261 babies named Leyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,827 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,261
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leyah is the #4827 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,261 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Leyah recorded 1,261 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #4827 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #6,411 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,827 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,261 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leyah ranks #6,411 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,827 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,261 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,827 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,261
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leyah's 1,261 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Leyah compares
1,261 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Leyah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,261 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leyah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Leyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (630 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Leyah's strongest decade.
630 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Leyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
356 births
- 2010s
2010s
630 births
- 2020s 211
2020s
211 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 630 births (50% of all-time use).
How Leyah 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 Leyah's total volume
Leyah by state
Where Leyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 134 | 10.6% |
| #2 | California | | 113 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 55 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 38 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
134 of 1,261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Leyah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leyah's data
- Leyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (630 total births) through the 2020s (211) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Leyahs (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Leyah 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.