US rank #1111 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,351 births

Leylani — #1111 US girls' name

2,351 babies named Leylani in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s3092010s9332020s1102
#1111
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Leylani was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

256 babies were named Leylani in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leylani

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,351 babies named Leylani between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leylani currently holds the #1111 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 256 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leylani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leylani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 467 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Leylani in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leylani 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 2,351 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.

Leylani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,351

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2022

256 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,111

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leylani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
256
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Leylani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,102 births that decade — 47% of Leylani's all-time total
1990s72000s3092010s9332020s1102

Leylani by state

Where Leylani concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leylani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
467 19.9%
#2 Texas
385 16.4%
#3 Florida
152 6.5%
#4 Illinois
127 5.4%
#5 New York
114 4.8%
#6 Arizona
87 3.7%
#7 Georgia
47 2.0%
#8 North Carolina
45 1.9%
California share of Leylani's total US births 19.9%
Even split

467 of 2,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Leylani appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leylani?
2,351 babies have been named Leylani since 1999. It currently ranks #1111 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 256 births.
When was Leylani most popular?
Leylani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,102 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Leylani most popular?
The top states for the name Leylani are California (467 births), Texas (385 births), Florida (152 births).
How long has the name Leylani been used?
Leylani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leylani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leyla, Leyna, Leya, Leyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.