Leyana
Girl name · #5052 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Leyana is currently the #5052 girl name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6977, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Leyana.
The 28-year story
Leyana first appears in the Social Security records in 1997, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 26 babies and a rank of #4987. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Leyana per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Leyana in class?
Leyana scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Leyana is most common
State-level data for Leyana is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Leyana
Statistically, parents drawn to Leyana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Leilana, Leiana, Ivyana, Daliana, and Avyana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Leyana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5443 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5984 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6325 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6248 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7092 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6977 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6255 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6335 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6812 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7138 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8259 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Leyana a popular girl name?
Leyana ranked #5052 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6977.
When was the name Leyana most popular?
Leyana peaked in 2025, when 26 American girls received the name (ranked #4987 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Leyana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Leyana. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.