How Many People Are Named Leelyn?
An estimated 190 people in the United States have the first name Leelyn. It is used for both genders, with 88.0% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Leelyn peaked in popularity in 2010 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leelyn 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 Leelyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
190
About 1 in 1,803,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2010
15 births
Total Registered
191
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leelyn
Leelyn is predominantly male (88.0%), though 23 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Leelyn as a male name
Ranked #7,061 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (15 births)
Leelyn as a female name
Ranked #12,999 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (7 births)
Leelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leelyn span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 119 babies were registered. While Leelyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leelyn by Decade
How has Leelyn 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.
Leelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leelyn
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Leelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leelyn?
We estimate approximately 190 people named Leelyn 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 1,803,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Leelyn a common name?
Leelyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 191 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leelyn most popular?
Leelyn reached peak popularity in 2010, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leelyn is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leelyn a male name?
Leelyn is predominantly male. 88.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leelyn Smith, Leelyn Johnson, Leelyn 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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