How Many People Are Named Leanna?
An estimated 22,119 people in the United States have the first name Leanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Leanna peaked in popularity in 1990 with 675 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leanna 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 Leanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
22,119
About 1 in 15,496 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1990
675 births
Total Registered
25,635
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leanna
Leanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,635 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leanna as a male name
Ranked #7,655 in 1987
5 male births in 1987
Peak: 1987 (5 births)
Leanna as a female name
Ranked #903 in 2024
293 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (675 births)
Leanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leanna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,820 babies were registered. Leanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leanna by Decade
How has Leanna 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.
Leanna by State
Birth registrations for Leanna span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Montana, Maine. On average, about 460 Leannas were registered per state.
Leanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leanna
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leanna?
We estimate approximately 22,119 people named Leanna 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 15,496 Americans share this first name.
Is Leanna a common name?
Leanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,635 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leanna most popular?
Leanna reached peak popularity in 1990, when 675 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leanna is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leanna a female name?
Leanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leanna Smith, Leanna Johnson, Leanna 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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