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Leana

Girl

Meaning of Leana: Latin: 'lioness'

Leana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2327th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2327

74 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,968

First recorded 1880 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 48 babies1983: 34 babies1984: 54 babies1985: 56 babies1986: 47 babies1987: 45 babies1988: 68 babies1989: 66 babies1990: 78 babies19901991: 70 babies1992: 68 babies1993: 56 babies1994: 57 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 69 babies1997: 68 babies1998: 63 babies1999: 63 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 60 babies2002: 77 babies2003: 81 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 92 babies2006: 97 babies2007: 72 babies2008: 97 babies2009: 96 babies2010: 100 babies20102011: 77 babies2012: 74 babies2013: 92 babies2014: 87 babies2015: 71 babies2016: 65 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 72 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 59 babies2022: 73 babies2023: 73 babies2024: 90 babies2025: 74 babies
US babies named Leana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 100.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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