How Many People Are Named Leonah?
An estimated 31 people in the United States have the first name Leonah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Leonah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leonah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Leonah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Leonah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
31
About 1 in 11,056,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2008
8 births
Total Registered
31
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leonah
Leonah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 31 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leonah as a female name
Ranked #14,880 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 2008 (8 births)
Leonah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leonah span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 23 babies were registered. Leonah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Leonah by Decade
How has Leonah 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.
Leonah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leonah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leonah
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leonah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leonah?
We estimate approximately 31 people named Leonah 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 11,056,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Leonah a common name?
Leonah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leonah most popular?
Leonah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leonah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Leonah was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Leonah a female name?
Leonah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Leonah have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Leonah peaked in 2008, and the average living bearer is about 12 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Leonah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leonah Smith, Leonah Johnson, Leonah 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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