Girls' name · since 1978
Leyna
Leyna has 2,170 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,190 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,170
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leyna is the #3190 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,170 recorded since 1978.
Leyna has 2,170 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3190 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, 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 1978 to 2025.
- #4,466 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,190 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,170 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leyna ranks #4,466 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,190 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,170 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,190 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,170
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leyna's 2,170 recorded births place it above 93.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leyna compares
2,170 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Leyna's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leyna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,170 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leyna splits its recorded history at 2002: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Leyna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (764 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Leyna's strongest decade.
764 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Leyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 227
1980s
227 births
- 1990s 154
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
710 births
- 2010s
2010s
764 births
- 2020s
2020s
309 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 764 births (35% of all-time use).
How Leyna 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 Leyna's total volume
Leyna by state
Where Leyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 428 | 19.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 149 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 75 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 70 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 0.5% |
428 of 2,170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Leyna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leyna's data
- Leyna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (764 total births) through the 2020s (309) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leynas (428 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Leyna 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.