How Many People Are Named Leighanne?
An estimated 1,234 people in the United States have the first name Leighanne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Leighanne peaked in popularity in 1989 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leighanne 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 Leighanne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,234
About 1 in 277,759 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1989
48 births
Total Registered
1,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leighanne
Leighanne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,313 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leighanne as a female name
Ranked #12,847 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (48 births)
Leighanne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leighanne span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 403 babies were registered. Leighanne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leighanne by Decade
How has Leighanne 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.
Leighanne by State
Birth registrations for Leighanne span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina. On average, about 12 Leighannes were registered per state.
Leighanne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leighanne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leighanne
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Leighanne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leighanne?
We estimate approximately 1,234 people named Leighanne 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 277,759 Americans share this first name.
Is Leighanne a common name?
Leighanne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leighanne most popular?
Leighanne reached peak popularity in 1989, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leighanne is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leighanne a female name?
Leighanne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leighanne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leighanne Smith, Leighanne Johnson, Leighanne 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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