Feminine dossier · first seen 1994

Leyah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Leyah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1994Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

53%

2024

All-time

1,233

Leyah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2011, when 83 girls were named Leyah.

In 2024, only 39 girls were given the name.

Down 53% from its peak.

All told, about 1,233 Americans have been named Leyah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1994.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2011

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