US rank #4055 Girls' name Peak 2006 2,120 births

Leyna — #4055 US girls' name

2,120 babies named Leyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s2271990s1542000s7102010s7642020s259
#4055
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Leyna was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

117 babies were named Leyna in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,120 babies named Leyna between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leyna currently holds the #4055 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 117 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leyna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 764 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Leyna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 421 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leyna in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leyna 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 2,120 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.

Leyna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,120

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2006

117 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,055

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
117
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Leyna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
764 births that decade — 36% of Leyna's all-time total
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Leyna by state

Where Leyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leyna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
421 19.9%
#2 Texas
149 7.0%
#3 New York
70 3.3%
#4 Florida
64 3.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
37 1.7%
#6 Ohio
17 0.8%
#7 New Jersey
10 0.5%
#8 Wisconsin
10 0.5%
California share of Leyna's total US births 19.9%
Even split

421 of 2,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Leyna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leyna?
2,120 babies have been named Leyna since 1978. It currently ranks #4055 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 117 births.
When was Leyna most popular?
Leyna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 764 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Leyna most popular?
The top states for the name Leyna are California (421 births), Texas (149 births), New York (70 births).
How long has the name Leyna been used?
Leyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leyna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leyla, Leylani, 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, 1978–2024 (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.