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Leyna

Girl

Meaning of Leyna: Greek: 'light or ray of sun'

Leyna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3075th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3075

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,170

First recorded 1978 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 41 babies1982: 32 babies1983: 29 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 20 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 31 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 71 babies2005: 99 babies2006: 117 babies2007: 117 babies2008: 72 babies2009: 75 babies2010: 91 babies20102011: 93 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 106 babies2014: 76 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 73 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 49 babies20202021: 47 babies2022: 61 babies2023: 66 babies2024: 36 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Leyna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 117.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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