How Many People Are Named Leann?
An estimated 20,887 people in the United States have the first name Leann. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Leann peaked in popularity in 1963 with 636 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leann 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 Leann paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
20,887
About 1 in 16,410 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1963
636 births
Total Registered
24,329
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leann
Leann is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 24,329 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leann as a male name
Ranked #5,250 in 1981
7 male births in 1981
Peak: 1981 (7 births)
Leann as a female name
Ranked #3,778 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (636 births)
Leann: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leann span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 6,057 babies were registered. Leann has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leann by Decade
How has Leann 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.
Leann by State
Birth registrations for Leann span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Minnesota. The lowest are in Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii. On average, about 467 Leanns were registered per state.
Leann + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leann
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leann: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leann?
We estimate approximately 20,887 people named Leann 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 16,410 Americans share this first name.
Is Leann a common name?
Leann is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24,329 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leann most popular?
Leann reached peak popularity in 1963, when 636 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leann is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leann a female name?
Leann is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leann Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leann Smith, Leann Johnson, Leann 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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