Leah Name Popularity
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How popular is Leah?
Ranking 41st in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Leah is very popular.Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #24 was reached in 2010.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2009 with 6,789 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Leah was 52 in 1881.
Leah, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1890, 1891-1895, 1909-1915, 1961-1967, 1972-1980, 2000-2004, and 2005-2009.
Leah's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.
How popular will Leah be?
For a number of years, the name Leah has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Leah for their newborn has dropped.
The name Leah is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Leah (Girl) | Leah (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 4,995 | 41 | 9 | 8,507 |
| 2017 | | 5,175 | 40 | 9 | 8,520 |
| 2016 | | 5,415 | 37 | 6 | 11,558 |
| 2015 | | 5,618 | 36 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 5,604 | 35 | 8 | 9,262 |
| 2013 | | 5,605 | 32 | 5 | 13,242 |
| 2012 | | 5,773 | 33 | 5 | 13,392 |
| 2011 | | 6,392 | 29 | 10 | 7,835 |
| 2010 | | 6,537 | 24 | 8 | 9,314 |
| 2009 | | 6,789 | 29 | 9 | 8,720 |
| 2008 | | 5,628 | 40 | 11 | 7,509 |
| 2007 | | 4,550 | 67 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 4,652 | 68 | 8 | 9,228 |
| 2005 | | 4,596 | 68 | 14 | 5,758 |
| 2004 | | 4,742 | 64 | 15 | 5,390 |
| 2003 | | 3,922 | 81 | 5 | 11,999 |
| 2002 | | 3,602 | 87 | 5 | 11,743 |
| 2001 | | 3,520 | 87 | 7 | 8,847 |
| 2000 | | 3,397 | 97 | 6 | 9,816 |
| 1999 | | 3,287 | 103 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 3,215 | 107 | 5 | 10,615 |
| 1997 | | 3,203 | 104 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 3,325 | 98 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 3,274 | 103 | 5 | 9,717 |
| 1994 | | 3,205 | 101 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 3,413 | 92 | 5 | 9,584 |
| 1992 | | 3,430 | 96 | 7 | 7,113 |
| 1991 | | 3,818 | 91 | 8 | 6,282 |
| 1990 | | 3,924 | 82 | 9 | 5,632 |
| 1989 | | 3,783 | 83 | 23 | 2,745 |
| 1988 | | 3,558 | 82 | 13 | 3,808 |
| 1987 | | 3,453 | 82 | 12 | 3,874 |
| 1986 | | 3,455 | 78 | 14 | 3,362 |
| 1985 | | 3,573 | 78 | 19 | 2,656 |
| 1984 | | 3,532 | 83 | 9 | 4,410 |
| 1983 | | 3,483 | 82 | 18 | 2,627 |
| 1982 | | 3,764 | 79 | 20 | 2,479 |
| 1981 | | 3,809 | 81 | 11 | 3,752 |
| 1980 | | 3,638 | 84 | 16 | 2,908 |
| 1979 | | 3,079 | 98 | 10 | 3,965 |
| 1978 | | 2,711 | 108 | 8 | 4,393 |
| 1977 | | 2,587 | 112 | 10 | 3,743 |
| 1976 | | 2,269 | 119 | 8 | 4,241 |
| 1975 | | 2,120 | 132 | 9 | 3,816 |
| 1974 | | 1,844 | 149 | 6 | 4,989 |
| 1973 | | 1,586 | 175 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 1,594 | 178 | 7 | 4,248 |
| 1971 | | 1,689 | 185 | 9 | 3,544 |
| 1970 | | 1,672 | 192 | 9 | 3,426 |
| 1969 | | 1,491 | 210 | 6 | 4,206 |
| 1968 | | 1,616 | 195 | 5 | 4,474 |
| 1967 | | 1,597 | 199 | 9 | 2,895 |
| 1966 | | 1,378 | 220 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 1,387 | 228 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 1,420 | 230 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 1,300 | 244 | 5 | 4,379 |
| 1962 | | 975 | 295 | 7 | 3,499 |
| 1961 | | 806 | 332 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 772 | 342 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 740 | 352 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 667 | 357 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 737 | 335 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 669 | 339 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 592 | 356 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 557 | 369 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 581 | 347 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 495 | 374 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 479 | 370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 442 | 385 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 451 | 369 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 387 | 403 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 388 | 410 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 324 | 431 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 285 | 421 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 306 | 414 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 308 | 419 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 330 | 393 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 351 | 352 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 365 | 334 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 373 | 323 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 376 | 324 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 408 | 307 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 346 | 335 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 362 | 334 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 395 | 315 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 338 | 335 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 296 | 377 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 319 | 360 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 326 | 376 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 309 | 381 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 404 | 332 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 345 | 370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 436 | 319 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 444 | 316 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 505 | 296 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 487 | 294 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 485 | 293 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 514 | 292 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 523 | 286 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 527 | 278 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 588 | 259 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 534 | 269 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 514 | 266 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 552 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 457 | 246 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 370 | 248 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 302 | 257 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 202 | 271 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 207 | 269 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 176 | 273 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 194 | 249 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 200 | 234 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 164 | 255 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 168 | 248 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 149 | 259 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 175 | 226 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 171 | 231 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 184 | 211 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 166 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 149 | 223 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 185 | 211 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 147 | 226 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 169 | 211 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 203 | 192 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 182 | 194 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 167 | 199 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 163 | 196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 144 | 190 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 162 | 184 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 134 | 198 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 118 | 210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 83 | 231 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 83 | 220 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 85 | 214 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 79 | 212 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 65 | 223 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 56 | 230 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 52 | 210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 54 | 210 | < 5 | -- |