Girls' name · peaked in 1989
Leanna name popularity since 1925
25,043 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leanna. Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Leanna is about 34 years old in 2026. Leanna peaked in 1989 as the #384 name for girls, and it ranked #890 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,043
- Named Leanna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #890
- for girls in 2025 (300 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 25,038 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 1.59× its national share
Peak year is the year Leanna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Leanna births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Leanna peaked in 1989.
- Steepest fall: Between 1950 and 1955, Leanna's share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 10,500 to 1 in 18,600.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, it became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 5,100 baby girls to 1 in 2,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Leanna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leanna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leanna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 277 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 507 | 0 | #1,027 |
| 1940s | 971 | 0 | #875 |
| 1950s | 1,337 | 0 | #972 |
| 1960s | 1,863 | 0 | #719 |
| 1970s | 2,261 | 0 | #726 |
| 1980s | 3,694 | 5 | #576 |
| 1990s | 4,820 | 0 | #551 |
| 2000s | 3,833 | 0 | #747 |
| 2010s | 3,738 | 0 | #761 |
| 2020–25 | 1,737 | 0 | #890 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.8% of babies named Leanna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Leanna is most popular
The index compares Leanna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Leanna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1.59× | 548 |
| California | 1.58× | 3,448 |
| Indiana | 1.58× | 772 |
| Oregon | 1.56× | 301 |
| Kansas | 1.54× | 325 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Leanna and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Leanna (this page) | 25,038 | 1989 |
| Leana | 4,457 | 1904 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Leanna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leanna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leanna (1989).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data