How Many People Are Named Leighann?
An estimated 3,232 people in the United States have the first name Leighann. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Leighann peaked in popularity in 1986 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leighann 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 Leighann paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,232
About 1 in 106,050 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1986
119 births
Total Registered
3,435
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leighann
Leighann is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,435 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leighann as a female name
Ranked #9,262 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (119 births)
Leighann: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leighann span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,048 babies were registered. Leighann has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leighann by Decade
How has Leighann 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.
Leighann by State
Birth registrations for Leighann span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Missouri, Louisiana, Georgia. On average, about 61 Leighanns were registered per state.
Leighann + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leighann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leighann
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Leighann: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leighann?
We estimate approximately 3,232 people named Leighann 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 106,050 Americans share this first name.
Is Leighann a common name?
Leighann is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,435 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leighann most popular?
Leighann reached peak popularity in 1986, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leighann is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leighann a female name?
Leighann is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leighann Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leighann Smith, Leighann Johnson, Leighann 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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