girls' name ★ peaked 1969

Leanne

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,503 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Lee Ann.

Rank 2025
#2,503
among girls · ↑207 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
71
named Leanne · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,638
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1969
801 babies
All-time total
29,632
#844 all-time among girls
First recorded
1929
in Social Security records

Leanne popularity over time

29,632 babies have been named Leanne since 1929, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 7 – 7 1 – #3,879
1930s 313 – 313 31 +4371% #901
1940s 1,160 – 1,160 116 +271% #616
1950s 3,587 – 3,587 359 +209% #388
1960s 7,066 – 7,066 707 +97% #320
1970s 5,063 – 5,063 506 -28% #359
1980s 5,765 5 5,770 577 +14% #346
1990s 3,433 – 3,433 343 -41% #523
2000s 1,609 – 1,609 161 -53% #1,018
2010s 1,180 – 1,180 118 -27% #1,579
2020s (to 2025) 444 – 444 74 -37% #2,090

Where Leanne 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 68 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 64 0.04 outside top 500
2029 63 0.04 outside top 500
2030 62 0.04 outside top 500

Where Leanne is most popular

Girls named Leanne per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Ohio, and Texas.

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 Leanne 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
California 57 0.068 +55%
Ohio 15 0.063 +44%
Texas 40 0.050 +13%
New York 19 0.048 +9%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -40%
Florida 5 0.012 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Leanne

Leanne is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,503 in 2025 with 71 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1929, 29,632 American babies have been named Leanne. Its peak came in 1969, when 801 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

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 Leanne stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leanne?

The median living Leanne is about 49 years old; half are between 36 and 61. An estimated 27 thousand people named Leanne are alive in the United States today.

median 49 020406080100

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

Leanne 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 71 #2,503 – –
2024 64 #2,710 – –
2023 71 #2,507 – –
2022 80 #2,330 – –
2021 70 #2,526 – –
2020 88 #2,090 – –
2019 107 #1,883 – –
2018 86 #2,182 – –
2017 118 #1,774 – –
2016 129 #1,665 – –
2015 116 #1,807 – –
2014 110 #1,846 – –
2013 106 #1,893 – –
2012 138 #1,579 – –
2011 134 #1,617 – –
2010 136 #1,601 – –
2009 129 #1,716 – –
2008 126 #1,760 – –
2007 138 #1,616 – –
2006 143 #1,538 – –
2005 151 #1,423 – –
2004 160 #1,334 – –
2003 190 #1,145 – –
2002 159 #1,251 – –
2001 205 #1,048 – –
2000 208 #1,018 – –
1995 313 #681 – –
1990 447 #533 – –
1985 572 #393 – –
1980 683 #346 5 #6,837
1975 468 #426 – –
1970 682 #361 – –
1965 739 #331 – –
1960 601 #387 – –
1955 376 #468 – –
1950 193 #603 – –
1945 105 #730 – –
1940 79 #800 – –
1935 28 #1,402 – –
1930 9 #3,207 – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Leanne

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Leanne Wood Leanne Wood Welsh politician (born 1971) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Leanne?

The median living Leanne is about 49 years old. Half of all living Leannes are between 36 and 61 years old.

How many people named Leanne are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Leanne are alive in the United States, based on 29,632 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Leanne mean?

A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Lee Ann.

How popular is the name Leanne in 2025?

Leanne ranked #2,503 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 71 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leanne?

29,632 babies have been named Leanne in the United States since 1929, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leanne most popular?

Leanne peaked in 1969, when 801 newborns received the name.

Is Leanne a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Leanne rising or falling?

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

Will Leanne become more popular?

Leanne is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 62 girls named Leanne in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Leanne?

Well-known people named Leanne include Leanne Wood (politician).

Names like Leanne

Names that sound and feel close to Leanne: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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