How Many People Are Named Leyna?
An estimated 2,083 people in the United States have the first name Leyna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Leyna peaked in popularity in 2006 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leyna 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 Leyna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,083
About 1 in 164,548 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2006
117 births
Total Registered
2,120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leyna
Leyna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,120 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leyna as a female name
Ranked #4,075 in 2024
36 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (117 births)
Leyna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leyna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 764 babies were registered. While Leyna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leyna by Decade
How has Leyna 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.
Leyna by State
Birth registrations for Leyna span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 51 Leynas were registered per state.
Leyna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leyna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leyna
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leyna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leyna?
We estimate approximately 2,083 people named Leyna 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 164,548 Americans share this first name.
Is Leyna a common name?
Leyna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leyna most popular?
Leyna reached peak popularity in 2006, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leyna is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leyna a female name?
Leyna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leyna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leyna Smith, Leyna Johnson, Leyna 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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