Leahann
Beautiful meadow, a combination of Hebrew and English origins.
Name Census estimates that about 65 living Americans carry the first name Leahann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Leahann today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Leahann births was 1990 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Leahann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Leahann. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
65
~ 1 in 5,273,144 Americans
Peak year
1990
14 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2002 SSA rank
#16,984
Tracked since 1974
Census
Leahann in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 208 people with the first name Leahann, which placed it at #37,486 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,486
National first-name rank
People counted
208
208 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Leahann
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leahann is White at 76.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.1%) and Hispanic (5.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Leahann described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Leahann at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.9% · 160
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.1% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino5.3% · 11
- Two or more races5.3% · 11
- Black or African American3.4% · 7
Popularity
Leahann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Leahann from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 44 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Leahann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Leahann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Leahann
The name Leahann is a variant of the Hebrew name Leah, which means "weary" or "languid." It is a feminine name that has been in use for centuries, with its origins dating back to ancient biblical times.
In the Old Testament, Leah was the first wife of Jacob and the mother of six of his sons, including Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Her story is told in the Book of Genesis, where it is said that she was the less favored wife compared to her sister Rachel, whom Jacob loved more. Despite this, Leah was blessed with many children, and her name became a symbol of fertility and motherhood.
The earliest recorded use of the name Leah can be found in the Hebrew Bible, which was written between the 12th and 2nd centuries BCE. However, it is likely that the name was in use even earlier among the ancient Hebrew people.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Leah or one of its variants. One of the earliest was Leah Gad, a Jewish woman who lived in the 2nd century CE and was known for her wisdom and piety. In the Middle Ages, there was Leah Horowitz, a Jewish scholar and author of the 16th century, who wrote extensively on Jewish law and ethics.
In the modern era, one of the most famous Leahs was Leah Goldberg, an Israeli poet, novelist, and playwright who lived from 1911 to 1970. Her works were highly influential in the development of modern Hebrew literature. Another notable Leah was Leah Rabin, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was born in 1928 and became a prominent advocate for peace and women's rights.
Other notable Leahs throughout history include Leah Klausner, a German-Jewish artist and sculptor who lived from 1925 to 2008, and Leah Chase, an African American chef and civil rights activist who was born in 1923 and is known for her contributions to Creole cuisine and her advocacy for racial equality.
While the spelling "Leahann" is less common than the traditional "Leah," it is still a variant that has been used throughout history, particularly in English-speaking countries. The addition of the "ann" ending may have been influenced by other popular feminine names ending in "ann," such as Ann, Joann, or Mariann.
People
Leahann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Leahann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Leahann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leahann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 65 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Leahann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,273,144 US residents.
Is Leahann a common name?
We classify Leahann as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 69 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Leahann most popular?
The single biggest year for Leahann was 1990, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Leahann is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Leahann in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 208 people with the name Leahann, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,486 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Leahann in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Leahann?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Leahann appears almost entirely female. Of the 207 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Leahann?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leahann is White at 76.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.1%) and Hispanic (5.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Leahann most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Leahann in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.9% (160 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Leahann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Leahann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Leahann in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Leahann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Leahann in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Leahann can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Leahann?
See how many people have the name Leahann on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.