How Many People Are Named Leani?
An estimated 252 people in the United States have the first name Leani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Leani peaked in popularity in 2023 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
252
About 1 in 1,360,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
20 births
Total Registered
254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leani
Leani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 254 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leani as a female name
Ranked #6,790 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (20 births)
Leani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leani span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 107 babies were registered. While Leani is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leani by Decade
How has Leani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leani by State
Leani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leani
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leani?
We estimate approximately 252 people named Leani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,360,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Leani a common name?
Leani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leani most popular?
Leani reached peak popularity in 2023, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leani is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leani a female name?
Leani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leani Smith, Leani Johnson, Leani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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