Leelyn
The Story of Leelyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Leelyn as a girl name dates back to 2015, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Leelyn — #12,237 in the national rankings. About 70% of every Leelyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Leelyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Leelyn as a boy name dates back to 2007, when 6 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Leelyn — #5,741 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Leelyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Leelyn ranks #6,413 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 193 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Leelyn
Leelyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 193 births in the dataset. Leelyn's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #5,741. Use the chart and map above to compare Leelyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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