Leanna

#890 for girls in 2025, 300 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1989 · 659 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,932
since 1880

Leanna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Leanna has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #384, 1989girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#890300—
2024#904293—
2023#985260—
2022#946287—
2021#910295—
2020#884302—
2019#854313—
2018#819331—
2017#736384—
2016#801355—
2015#760371—
2014#725386—
2013#693408—
2012#741375—
2011#686409—
2010#705406—
2009#709406—
2008#726410—
2007#746391—
2006#751369—
2005#747361—
2004#754346—
2003#713365—
2002#678371—
2001#625400—
2000#613414—
1999#633372—
1998#574428—
1997#524457—
1996#519453—
1995#551427—
1994#550440—
1993#526460—
1992#485510—
1991#426598—
1990#389675—
1989#384659—
1988#449504—
1987#589332#6,9515
1986#598323—
1985#574339—
1984#561330—
1983#621279—
1982#583312—
1981#599307—
1980#600309—
1979#602299—
1978#648250—
1977#661241—
1976#723202—
1975#724203—
1974#725198—
1973#718201—
1972#678218—
1971#707216—
1970#681233—
1969#679214—
1968#676206—
1967#709190—
1966#717187—
1965#718190—
1964#793172—
1963#737194—
1962#737196—
1961#799171—
1960#865143—
1959#871140—
1958#755173—
1957#878135—
1956#977107—
1955#967105—
1954#841125—
1953#849120—
1952#811125—
1951#726144—
1950#667163—
1949#813115—
1948#96482—
1947#745132—
1946#796107—
1945#87374—
1944#79792—
1943#84485—
1942#752101—
1941#689104—
1940#79579—
1939#86865—
1938#91460—
1937#84167—
1936#1,13539—
1935#1,01846—
1934#98149—
1933#1,22434—
1932#1,16238—
1931#89959—
1930#1,04150—
1929#1,13742—
1928#92464—
1927#83977—
1926#1,03252—
1925#1,19642—
1924#99958—
1923#1,05452—
1922#1,08949—
1921#1,20541—
1920#1,31235—
1919#1,07546—
1918#1,25536—
1917#1,07943—
1916#1,24633—
1915#1,15335—
1914#1,26224—
1913#1,46516—
1912#1,00326—
1911#1,00719—
1910#97020—
1909#1,21912—
1908#1,13513—
1907#73926—
1906#1,22910—
1905#90017—
1904#1,3648—
1903#93114—
1902#1,07511—
1901#1,2278—
1900#86019—
1899#1,03410—
1898#92014—
1897#98211—
1896#81316—
1895#77017—
1894#85013—
1893#1,0239—
1892#68518—
1891#79612—
1890#75813—
1889#1,1476—
1888#69014—
1887#1,1475—
1886#60614—
1885#7459—
1884#7938—
1883#6519—
1882#59610—
1881#6238—
1880#6797—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Leanna was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Leanna is popular in 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedNHWashington: #869 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,592 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedMNIllinois: #990 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,763 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #550 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,805 girlsMINew York: #481 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,364 girlsNYMassachusetts: #607 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,185 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedSDIowa: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,600 girlsIAIndiana: #624 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,029 girlsINOhio: #765 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,339 girlsOHPennsylvania: #570 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,881 girlsPANew Jersey: #615 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,048 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #595 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 3,234 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #735 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,875 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #336 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsWVVirginia: #917 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,305 girlsVAMaryland: #678 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,434 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedARTennessee: #953 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,174 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,376 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,062 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #660 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,976 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #668 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,998 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedALGeorgia: #995 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,339 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leanna, so not publishedHITexas: #894 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,228 girlsTXFlorida: #729 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,941 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#336 · 1 in 1,222
  2. New York#481 · 1 in 2,364
  3. Michigan#550 · 1 in 2,805
  4. Pennsylvania#570 · 1 in 2,881
  5. Iowa#594 · 1 in 2,600

Best ever in a state: #145 in Delaware, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#33651 in 1,222
New York#481381 in 2,364
Michigan#550151 in 2,805
Pennsylvania#570181 in 2,881
Iowa#59451 in 2,600
California#595631 in 3,234
Massachusetts#60781 in 3,185
New Jersey#615121 in 3,048
Indiana#624101 in 3,029
South Carolina#66061 in 2,976
Louisiana#66871 in 2,998
Maryland#67871 in 3,434
Florida#729221 in 3,941
Missouri#73571 in 3,875
Ohio#765121 in 4,339
Washington#86971 in 4,592
Texas#894321 in 5,228
Virginia#91771 in 5,305
Tennessee#95361 in 5,174
Illinois#990101 in 5,763
Georgia#99591 in 5,339
North Carolina#1,37651 in 9,062
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Leanna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#904 → #890)
  • 6 spots since 2020 (#884 → #890)
  • 130 spots since 2015 (#760 → #890)
  • Biggest jump: 490 spots in 1907 (#1,229 → #739)
  • Biggest drop: 541 spots in 1887 (#606 → #1,147)
Rise & fade · girls
109 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1989 at #384 (659 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 30 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 115 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1937–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,797
  • Highest: 1 in 2,797 girls born in 1989 were named Leanna (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,358 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 18.6% of all girls named Leanna (4,820) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s90#596 (1882)#768
1890s133#685 (1892)#863
1900s138#739 (1907)#1,068
1910s298#970 (1910)#1,152
1920s512#839 (1927)#1,079
1930s507#841 (1937)#1,008
1940s971#689 (1941)#807
1950s1,337#667 (1950)#834
1960s1,863#676 (1968)#743
1970s2,261#602 (1979)#687
1980s3,694#384 (1989)#556
1990s4,820#389 (1990)#518
2000s3,833#613 (2000)#706
2010s3,738#686 (2011)#752
2020s1,737#884 (2020)#920

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Leanna in 2016

girls
#801
355 births · 1 in 4,992 girls

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #801Leanna355
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 4,992 of them was named Leanna, which outranked 95.8% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leanna
  1. #796Kaylin357
  2. #799Alyson356
  3. #799Madalynn356
  4. #801Leanna355
  5. #801Briar355
  6. #801Erica355
  7. #801Kailyn355
  8. #806Corinne354
  9. #806Kassandra354
  10. #808Cara352

Tied with 4 names at #801; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2016 →