Leanne

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Leanne: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Leanne: Recorded every year since 1957, it reached #6 in 1968, and it stood at #2,115 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
141times a registrar ranked it
68years from first to last
#6highest recorded position
35groupings it qualifies for
39names it appears alongside

What stands out in Leanne's record

Ranked every year since 1957, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 48 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 39 other names across 7 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 58 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#88
1997	#105
1998	#126
1999	#144
2000	#181
2001	#191
2002	#263
2003	#292
2004	#334
2005	#380
2006	#480
2007	#565
2008	#608
2009	#821
2010	#910
2011	#749
2012	#887
2013	#1048
2014	#1299
2015	#1279
2016	#1472
2017	#1296
2018	#1711
2019	#1940
2020	#1687
2021	#1962
2022	#1849
2023	#2201
2024	#2115

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 48 of the 49 years from 1973 to 2021.

In 2021: #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1962 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1957–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1957
First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1957–1986
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1957–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Leanne appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 48 ranked years and 3,116 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1957.

Leanne across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Leanne's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#402 (1973)	#26 (1990)	#883 (2021)	48 of 49	3,116 (1973–2021)	201 (1991)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#96 (1957)	#6 (1968)	#95 (1986)	29 of 30	10,336 (1957–1986)	706 (1963)
England and Wales · Girls	#88 (1996)	#88 (1996)	#2115 (2024)	29 of 29	3,359 (1996–2024)	616 (1996)
New Zealand · Girls	#75 (1961)	#22 (1965)	#95 (1985)	23 of 25	3,478 (1961–1985)	264 (1965)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#93 (1997)	#84 (1998)	#366 (2010)	12 of 14	121 (1997–2010)	28 (1998)

Leanne by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Leanne in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	69	6 of 10	12
1980s	932	10 of 10	93
1990sbusiest	1,502	10 of 10	150
2000s	495	10 of 10	50
2010s	111	10 of 10	11
2020s	7	2 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 150 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1987 and 1988, when recorded births rose by 75, from 123 to 198.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Leanne appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1957 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #6 in New South Wales, Australia in 1968.

Leanne's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2115	13	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2201	12	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1849	15	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1962	14	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1687	17	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1940	14	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1711	17	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1296	26	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1472	22	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1279	26	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1299	25	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1048	34	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#887	42	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#749	50	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#910	38	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#821	42	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#608	61	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#565	64	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#480	80	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#380	105	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#334	115	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#292	136	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#263	150	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#191	214	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#181	239	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#144	328	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#126	368	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#105	476	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#88	616	High	Verified
1986	New South Wales, Australia	female	#95	78	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	female	#69	116	Insufficient	Not yet available
1983	New South Wales, Australia	female	#58	137	Insufficient	Not yet available
1982	New South Wales, Australia	female	#50	155	Insufficient	Not yet available
1981	New South Wales, Australia	female	#48	172	Insufficient	Not yet available
1980	New South Wales, Australia	female	#47	167	Insufficient	Not yet available
1979	New South Wales, Australia	female	#40	184	Insufficient	Not yet available
1978	New South Wales, Australia	female	#36	199	Insufficient	Not yet available
1977	New South Wales, Australia	female	#29	234	Insufficient	Not yet available
1976	New South Wales, Australia	female	#29	267	Insufficient	Not yet available
1975	New South Wales, Australia	female	#20	326	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New South Wales, Australia	female	#26	310	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New South Wales, Australia	female	#22	344	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New South Wales, Australia	female	#15	450	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	female	#18	449	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	female	#13	498	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	female	#9	550	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	female	#6	612	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	female	#10	552	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	female	#10	599	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	female	#7	694	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	female	#8	661	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	female	#7	706	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	female	#12	585	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#20	483	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#33	341	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#40	247	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#64	146	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#96	74	Insufficient	Not yet available
1985	New Zealand	female	#95	52	High	Verified
1982	New Zealand	female	#66	76	High	Verified
1981	New Zealand	female	#76	66	High	Verified
1980	New Zealand	female	#88	57	High	Verified
1979	New Zealand	female	#77	69	High	Verified
1978	New Zealand	female	#62	80	High	Verified
1977	New Zealand	female	#52	104	High	Verified
1976	New Zealand	female	#50	110	High	Verified
1975	New Zealand	female	#44	128	High	Verified
1974	New Zealand	female	#52	125	High	Verified
1973	New Zealand	female	#35	177	High	Verified
1972	New Zealand	female	#38	175	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	female	#37	178	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	female	#27	225	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	female	#29	216	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	female	#22	250	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	female	#28	222	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	female	#22	247	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	female	#22	264	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	female	#28	237	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#45	162	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#48	148	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#75	110	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#366	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#268	6	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#332	4	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#377	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#316	4	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#284	4	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#227	6	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#176	9	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#158	11	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#119	17	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#84	28	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#93	25	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#883	3	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#700	4	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#716	4	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#430	9	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#750	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#431	10	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#494	8	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#357	13	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#317	16	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#220	24	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#276	19	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#232	23	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	19	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	43	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#142	36	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#138	33	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	57	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#80	62	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#74	71	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#56	88	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#76	63	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#52	86	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#44	97	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#56	104	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#38	167	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#40	137	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#32	176	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#34	168	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#35	166	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#27	201	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#26	200	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#41	150	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#27	198	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#66	123	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#78	98	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#82	92	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#112	63	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#117	58	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#120	66	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#159	42	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#168	42	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#170	38	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#281	13	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#518	3	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#392	5	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#406	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1957 and 2024, ranked in 68 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #6, first reached in 1968.

It held a top-100 place in 48 years, 48 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 706 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1963.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1961, and 40 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Leann · #203, 32y
Leanna · #253, 41y
Leart · #2248, 21y
Lee · #42, 68y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Belinda · #6, 65y
Elaine · #6, 69y
Donna · #5, 72y
Frida · #5, 69y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Belinda · #6, 65y
Ben · #6, 72y
Craig · #6, 72y
Debra · #6, 57y

Comparisons involving Leanne

Existing comparison pages where Leanne and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Leanne in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Lily vs Leanne
In 1996 they stood at #85 and #88 in England and Wales · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2024 they were #3 and #2115.
Lily · Leanne · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Poppy vs Leanne
In 1996 they stood at #92 and #88 in England and Wales · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2024 they were #8 and #2115.
Poppy · Leanne · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Sophia vs Leanne
In 1996 they stood at #95 and #88 in England and Wales · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2024 they were #13 and #2115.
Sophia · Leanne · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Leanne within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Leanne vs Tracey
Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Leanne and Tracey averaged 8.7 places apart, ending at #58 and #85.
Leanne · Tracey · 26 shared years, 1958–1983 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1983 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Leanne vs Jacqueline
Across 23 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Leanne and Jacqueline averaged 12.3 places apart, ending at #95 and #93.
Leanne · Jacqueline · 23 shared years, 1961–1985 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1985 New Zealand ranking
Fiona vs Leanne
Across 29 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Fiona and Leanne averaged 12.3 places apart, ending at #74 and #95.
Fiona · Leanne · 29 shared years, 1957–1986 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1986 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Leanne and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Lisa vs Leanne
In 1966, Lisa moved ahead of Leanne in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #9 and #7 the year before became #4 and #10.
Lisa · Leanne · 27 shared years, 1959–1986 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1966 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Nicole vs Leanne
In 1969, Nicole moved ahead of Leanne in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #13 and #6 the year before became #5 and #9.
Nicole · Leanne · 22 shared years, 1964–1986 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1969 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Leanne
In 1970, Kylie moved ahead of Leanne in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #18 and #9 the year before became #6 and #13.
Kylie · Leanne · 21 shared years, 1965–1986 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1970 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Leanne measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Leanne at its highest position.

Michelle vs Leanne
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Michelle #1 in 1967, Leanne #6 in 1968.
Michelle · Leanne · 29 shared years, 1957–1986 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1968 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Susan vs Leanne
In 1968, Leanne moved ahead of Susan in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #9 and #10 the year before became #8 and #6.
Susan · Leanne · 28 shared years, 1957–1984 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1968 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Deborah vs Leanne
In 1963, Leanne moved ahead of Deborah in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #6 and #12 the year before became #10 and #7.
Deborah · Leanne · 24 shared years, 1957–1980 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1963 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Leanne was ranked #6 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1968. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Leanne and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Leanne without appearing here.

Leanne moved ahead of

Nicola Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1849 and #1282 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2201 and #2689.
Rachael Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1940 and #1316 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #1687 and #1939.
Siobhán Compare
In 2017 they stood at #430 and #396 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2018 that had become #734 and #896.
Karen Compare
In 2018 they stood at #734 and #629 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2019 that had become #716 and #871.

Moved ahead of Leanne

Jane Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1962 and #2341 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #1849 and #1023.
Meabh Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1687 and #3447 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #1962 and #1286.
Eileen Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1711 and #2090 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #1940 and #1316.
Paula Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2201 and #2504 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #1491.

Moved the opposite way to Leanne

Alice Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 while Alice went from #140 to #40.
Caoimhe Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 while Caoimhe went from #292 to #25.
Hanna Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 while Hanna went from #508 to #149.
Hannah Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 while Hannah went from #223 to #13.

Moved the same way as Leanne

Audrey Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 and Audrey from #47 to #661.
Camilla Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 and Camilla from #349 to #883.
Eileen Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 and Eileen from #46 to #322.
Maria Compare
Between 1973 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leanne went from #402 to #883 and Maria from #30 to #75.

What's not yet available

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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1957 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #6 in New South Wales, Australia in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Leanne

Leanne at a glance

What stands out in Leanne's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Leanne across 5 official records

Leanne by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Leanne appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Leanne

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Leanne

Leanne and the names beside it

Leanne moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Leanne

Moved the opposite way to Leanne

Moved the same way as Leanne

Leanne at a glance

What stands out in Leanne's record

Leanne across 5 official records

Leanne by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Leanne appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Leanne

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Leanne

Leanne and the names beside it

Leanne moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Leanne

Moved the opposite way to Leanne

Moved the same way as Leanne