Leana

Q: Where does Leana come from?

Leana is a girls' name of Modern origin, spelling of Leanna; probably a blend of Lee and Anna, or a form of Leanne.

Gender: Girl
Say it: lee-AN-a
Origin: Modern
UK rank, 2025: #2,509 for girls
US rank, 2025: #2,410 for girls

Leana is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 2,410th for girls in the US (74 babies).

Where does Leana come from?

Modern: spelling of Leanna; probably a blend of Lee and Anna, or a form of Leanne

Meaning borrowed from Leanna. More on Wiktionary.

Is Leana a girl's or a boy's name?

Leana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 74 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Leana in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #2,509among girls
Babies in 2025: 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadyup 23% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Leana, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 13 girls.

Half of all the girls named Leana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 42 girls in the UK were given Leana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #822, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.

Leanna 18
Lianna 13
Leana 11

Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales and 397th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 13 in 19962025

Leana in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	11	#2,509
2024	9	#2,832
2023	12	#2,329
2022	9	#2,805
2021	4	#4,864
2020	9	#2,766
2019	12	#2,275
2018	5	#4,204
2017	5	#4,250
2016	8	#3,105
2015	10	#2,629
2014	5	#4,187
2013	4	#4,953
2012	10	#2,666
2011	4	#4,980
2010	9	#2,741
2009	13	#2,037
2008	10	#2,454
2007	10	#2,354
2006	5	#3,724
2005	4	#4,150
2004	4	#3,916
2003	3	#4,560
2002	0	–
2001	6	#2,587
2000	0	–
1999	4	#3,374
1998	5	#2,855
1997	3	#3,991
1996	13	#1,450

How popular is Leana in the US?

Rank in 2025: #2,410among girls
Babies in 2025: 74about 1 in 22,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadyup 13% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 74 girls in the US were named Leana, making it the 2,410th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,302nd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 100 girls.

Half of all the girls named Leana in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 655 girls in the US were given Leana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #483, up from #2,410 for this spelling alone.

Leanna 300
Lianna 216
Leana 74
Leeanna 28
Leighana 12
Leeana 11
Leighanna 8
Leannah 6

1880Busiest: 100 in 20102025

Leana in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	74	#2,410
2024	90	#2,118
2023	73	#2,442
2022	73	#2,463
2021	59	#2,848
2020	77	#2,302
2019	72	#2,451
2018	60	#2,809
2017	74	#2,432
2016	65	#2,667
2015	71	#2,524
2014	87	#2,176
2013	92	#2,083
2012	74	#2,474
2011	77	#2,395
2010	100	#1,992
2009	96	#2,102
2008	97	#2,092
2007	72	#2,568
2006	97	#2,031
2005	92	#2,029
2004	64	#2,586
2003	81	#2,141
2002	77	#2,155
2001	60	#2,536
2000	70	#2,232
1999	63	#2,340
1998	63	#2,241
1997	68	#2,067
1996	69	#2,012
1995	59	#2,239
1994	57	#2,290
1993	56	#2,284
1992	68	#2,005
1991	70	#1,973
1990	78	#1,824
1989	66	#1,938
1988	68	#1,820
1987	45	#2,330
1986	47	#2,194
1985	56	#1,947
1984	54	#1,922
1983	34	#2,594
1982	48	#2,115
1981	44	#2,265
1980	52	#2,014
1979	46	#2,147
1978	63	#1,669
1977	40	#2,257
1976	43	#2,027
1975	31	#2,516
1974	40	#2,066
1973	24	#2,830
1972	37	#2,093
1971	38	#2,137
1970	36	#2,203
1969	31	#2,296
1968	27	#2,360
1967	23	#2,558
1966	19	#2,838
1965	24	#2,463
1964	22	#2,674
1963	35	#1,980
1962	23	#2,538
1961	20	#2,751
1960	23	#2,511
1959	29	#2,107
1958	28	#2,116
1957	20	#2,562
1956	23	#2,320
1955	20	#2,471
1954	27	#2,026
1953	17	#2,594
1952	29	#1,860
1951	18	#2,390
1950	24	#1,954
1949	18	#2,339
1948	12	#2,973
1947	26	#1,896
1946	13	#2,738
1945	19	#1,940
1944	18	#2,026
1943	13	#2,557
1942	11	#2,815
1941	19	#1,882
1940	14	#2,202
1939	14	#2,206
1938	13	#2,340
1937	13	#2,317
1936	14	#2,153
1935	13	#2,304
1934	5	#4,284
1933	12	#2,403
1932	15	#2,129
1931	19	#1,802
1930	13	#2,424
1929	12	#2,586
1928	25	#1,636
1927	16	#2,255
1926	19	#1,996
1925	22	#1,846
1924	19	#2,061
1923	20	#1,944
1922	32	#1,430
1921	15	#2,378
1920	14	#2,463
1919	22	#1,745
1918	35	#1,277
1917	24	#1,552
1916	22	#1,630
1915	18	#1,799
1914	20	#1,444
1913	11	#1,883
1912	14	#1,477
1911	7	#1,956
1910	19	#997
1909	15	#1,052
1908	9	#1,439
1907	13	#1,092
1906	10	#1,229
1905	15	#968
1904	20	#805
1903	10	#1,137
1902	5	#1,792
1901	8	#1,227
1900	13	#1,052
1899	5	#1,595
1898	6	#1,501
1897	5	#1,554
1896	11	#999
1895	9	#1,123
1894	9	#1,061
1893	5	#1,437
1892	7	#1,171
1891	0	–
1890	0	–
1889	9	#902
1888	9	#894
1887	0	–
1886	9	#778
1885	5	#1,047
1884	6	#930
1883	0	–
1882	0	–
1881	0	–
1880	6	#738

Names like Leana

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Other spellings of Leana

Leanna Lianna Leeanna Leighana Leeana Leighanna Leannah

Names related to Leana

Lana Lena Liana Leena Leona Luana Leanne Lenna

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Leana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leana, updated 20 October 2026.