How Many People Are Named Leanne?
An estimated 25,427 people in the United States have the first name Leanne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Leanne peaked in popularity in 1969 with 801 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leanne 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 Leanne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
25,427
About 1 in 13,480 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1969
801 births
Total Registered
29,556
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leanne
Leanne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 29,556 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leanne as a female name
Ranked #2,702 in 2024
64 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (801 births)
Leanne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leanne span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 7,066 babies were registered. Leanne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leanne by Decade
How has Leanne 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.
Leanne by State
Birth registrations for Leanne span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Alaska, Delaware. On average, about 521 Leannes were registered per state.
Leanne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leanne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leanne
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leanne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leanne?
We estimate approximately 25,427 people named Leanne 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 13,480 Americans share this first name.
Is Leanne a common name?
Leanne is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29,556 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leanne most popular?
Leanne reached peak popularity in 1969, when 801 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leanne is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leanne a female name?
Leanne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leanne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leanne Smith, Leanne Johnson, Leanne 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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