girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Leanna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #890 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#890
among girls · ↑15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
300
named Leanna · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,358
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
675 babies
All-time total
25,937
#901 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Leanna popularity over time

25,937 babies have been named Leanna since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 90 – 90 9 – #619
1890s 133 – 133 13 +48% #699
1900s 138 – 138 14 +4% #747
1910s 298 – 298 30 +116% #988
1920s 512 – 512 51 +72% #843
1930s 507 – 507 51 -1% #844
1940s 971 – 971 97 +92% #692
1950s 1,337 – 1,337 134 +38% #667
1960s 1,863 – 1,863 186 +39% #676
1970s 2,261 – 2,261 226 +21% #602
1980s 3,694 5 3,699 370 +64% #384
1990s 4,820 – 4,820 482 +30% #389
2000s 3,833 – 3,833 383 -20% #614
2010s 3,738 – 3,738 374 -2% #687
2020s (to 2025) 1,737 – 1,737 290 -23% #885

Where Leanna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 297 0.18 outside top 500
2027 295 0.18 outside top 500
2028 293 0.18 outside top 500
2029 291 0.18 outside top 500
2030 290 0.18 outside top 500

Where Leanna is most popular

Girls named Leanna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.177 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leanna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 88 0.371 +110%
Pennsylvania 79 0.334 +89%
New York 124 0.313 +77%
Michigan 46 0.253 +43%
Arizona 35 0.249 +41%
New Jersey 45 0.249 +41%
California 203 0.241 +37%
Florida 90 0.210 +19%
Maryland 21 0.198 +12%
Wisconsin 20 0.194 +10%
Indiana 27 0.192 +9%
Missouri 23 0.191 +8%
Georgia 43 0.189 +7%
Washington 26 0.180 ≈ national
Texas 135 0.168 -5%
Virginia 27 0.158 -10%
Massachusetts 19 0.157 -11%
Tennessee 24 0.151 -14%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -21%
Illinois 32 0.140 -21%
Louisiana 11 0.126 -29%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -40%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -51%
Iowa 5 0.086 -52%
Alabama 7 0.075 -58%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -62%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -69%
Colorado 6 0.054 -70%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Leanna

Leanna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #890 in 2025 with 300 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 25,937 American babies have been named Leanna. Its peak came in 1990, when 675 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Leanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leanna?

The median living Leanna is about 31 years old; half are between 16 and 45. An estimated 23 thousand people named Leanna are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Leanna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 300 #890 – –
2024 293 #905 – –
2023 260 #986 – –
2022 287 #947 – –
2021 295 #912 – –
2020 302 #885 – –
2019 313 #856 – –
2018 331 #819 – –
2017 384 #738 – –
2016 355 #804 – –
2015 371 #761 – –
2014 386 #725 – –
2013 408 #693 – –
2012 375 #741 – –
2011 409 #687 – –
2010 406 #707 – –
2009 406 #710 – –
2008 410 #727 – –
2007 391 #746 – –
2006 369 #752 – –
2005 361 #747 – –
2004 346 #755 – –
2003 365 #714 – –
2002 371 #678 – –
2001 400 #626 – –
2000 414 #614 – –
1995 427 #551 – –
1990 675 #389 – –
1985 339 #576 – –
1980 309 #600 – –
1975 203 #726 – –
1970 233 #681 – –
1965 190 #719 – –
1960 143 #868 – –
1955 105 #972 – –
1950 163 #667 – –
1945 74 #875 – –
1940 79 #799 – –
1935 46 #1,027 – –
1930 50 #1,047 – –
1925 42 #1,202 – –
1920 35 #1,333 – –
1915 35 #1,160 – –
1910 20 #988 – –
1905 17 #913 – –
1900 19 #875 – –
1895 17 #783 – –
1890 13 #778 – –
1885 9 #778 – –
1880 7 #710 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Leanna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Leanna?

The median living Leanna is about 31 years old. Half of all living Leannas are between 16 and 45 years old.

How many people named Leanna are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Leanna are alive in the United States, based on 25,937 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Leanna in 2025?

Leanna ranked #890 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 300 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leanna?

25,937 babies have been named Leanna in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leanna most popular?

Leanna peaked in 1990, when 675 newborns received the name.

Is Leanna a boy or girl name?

Leanna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Leanna rising or falling?

Leanna is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Leanna become more popular?

Leanna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 290 girls named Leanna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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