How Many People Are Named Leighanna?
An estimated 1,177 people in the United States have the first name Leighanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Leighanna peaked in popularity in 2008 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leighanna 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 Leighanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,177
About 1 in 291,210 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2008
48 births
Total Registered
1,207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leighanna
Leighanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,207 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leighanna as a female name
Ranked #9,263 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (48 births)
Leighanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leighanna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 326 babies were registered. Leighanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leighanna by Decade
How has Leighanna 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.
Leighanna by State
Birth registrations for Leighanna span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Florida. On average, about 8 Leighannas were registered per state.
Leighanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leighanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leighanna
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Leighanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leighanna?
We estimate approximately 1,177 people named Leighanna 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 291,210 Americans share this first name.
Is Leighanna a common name?
Leighanna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leighanna most popular?
Leighanna reached peak popularity in 2008, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leighanna is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leighanna a female name?
Leighanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leighanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leighanna Smith, Leighanna Johnson, Leighanna 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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