Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Leyna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,191 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,191
among girls · ↑895 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Leyna · +39% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
117 babies
All-time total
2,170
#4,467 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Leyna popularity over time

2,170 babies have been named Leyna since 1978, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2006Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 6 1 – #9,199
1980s 227 23 +3683% #2,393
1990s 154 15 -32% #4,734
2000s 710 71 +361% #1,781
2010s 764 76 +8% #1,894
2020s (to 2025) 309 52 -33% #2,662

Where Leyna 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 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 51 0.03 outside top 500
2028 51 0.03 outside top 500
2029 51 0.03 outside top 500
2030 52 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Leyna

Leyna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,191 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 2,170 American babies have been named Leyna. Its peak came in 2006, when 117 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Leyna?

The median living Leyna is about 16 years old; half are between 10 and 21. An estimated 2,100 people named Leyna are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Leyna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 50 #3,191
2024 36 #4,086
2023 66 #2,662
2022 61 #2,808
2021 47 #3,370
2020 49 #3,206
2019 55 #2,980
2018 42 #3,644
2017 55 #3,000
2016 73 #2,496
2015 73 #2,491
2014 76 #2,404
2013 106 #1,894
2012 100 #1,964
2011 93 #2,080
2010 91 #2,160
2009 75 #2,522
2008 72 #2,602
2007 117 #1,822
2006 117 #1,781
2005 99 #1,942
2004 71 #2,413
2003 60 #2,658
2002 38 #3,558
2001 31 #4,070
2000 30 #4,129
1995 16 #5,837
1990 13 #6,701
1985 21 #3,929
1980 26 #3,273
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Leyna?

The median living Leyna is about 16 years old. Half of all living Leynas are between 10 and 21 years old.

How many people named Leyna are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Leyna are alive in the United States, based on 2,170 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Leyna in 2025?

Leyna ranked #3,191 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leyna?

2,170 babies have been named Leyna in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leyna most popular?

Leyna peaked in 2006, when 117 newborns received the name.

Is Leyna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Leyna rising or falling?

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

Will Leyna become more popular?

Leyna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 girls named Leyna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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