Leann
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-AN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,171 for girls
Leann is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,171st for girls in the US (34 babies).
Where does Leann come from?
Modern: variant of Leanne, a blend of Lee and Anne
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leann a girl's or a boy's name?
Leann is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leann in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leann in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Leann in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Leann in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,171among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 47,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the US were named Leann, making it the 4,171st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. Its busiest year was 1963, with 636 girls. It first appears in the records in 1925.
Half of all the girls named Leann in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 177 girls in the US were given Leann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,145, up from #4,171 for this spelling alone.
Leann in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4,171 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3,490 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,729 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3,106 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3,053 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,594 |
| 2015 | 81 | #2,294 |
| 2014 | 105 | #1,908 |
| 2013 | 105 | #1,900 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,719 |
| 2011 | 122 | #1,708 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,720 |
| 2009 | 133 | #1,676 |
| 2008 | 149 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 145 | #1,560 |
| 2006 | 168 | #1,366 |
| 2005 | 164 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 162 | #1,313 |
| 2003 | 187 | #1,153 |
| 2002 | 184 | #1,128 |
| 2001 | 210 | #1,024 |
| 2000 | 217 | #974 |
| 1999 | 258 | #837 |
| 1998 | 381 | #622 |
| 1997 | 315 | #686 |
| 1996 | 189 | #993 |
| 1995 | 168 | #1,060 |
| 1994 | 193 | #960 |
| 1993 | 203 | #929 |
| 1992 | 247 | #811 |
| 1991 | 260 | #786 |
| 1990 | 306 | #692 |
| 1989 | 348 | #609 |
| 1988 | 428 | #515 |
| 1987 | 401 | #519 |
| 1986 | 394 | #522 |
| 1985 | 440 | #477 |
| 1984 | 435 | #474 |
| 1983 | 440 | #462 |
| 1982 | 506 | #432 |
| 1981 | 446 | #475 |
| 1980 | 484 | #442 |
| 1979 | 482 | #430 |
| 1978 | 321 | #550 |
| 1977 | 359 | #519 |
| 1976 | 346 | #514 |
| 1975 | 354 | #504 |
| 1974 | 356 | #493 |
| 1973 | 397 | #461 |
| 1972 | 413 | #452 |
| 1971 | 532 | #403 |
| 1970 | 580 | #403 |
| 1969 | 636 | #367 |
| 1968 | 620 | #358 |
| 1967 | 600 | #368 |
| 1966 | 635 | #361 |
| 1965 | 617 | #367 |
| 1964 | 607 | #394 |
| 1963 | 636 | #383 |
| 1962 | 577 | #399 |
| 1961 | 549 | #415 |
| 1960 | 580 | #396 |
| 1959 | 502 | #424 |
| 1958 | 471 | #436 |
| 1957 | 522 | #402 |
| 1956 | 424 | #444 |
| 1955 | 375 | #468 |
| 1954 | 299 | #513 |
| 1953 | 271 | #519 |
| 1952 | 198 | #624 |
| 1951 | 193 | #618 |
| 1950 | 156 | #685 |
| 1949 | 153 | #674 |
| 1948 | 118 | #789 |
| 1947 | 114 | #819 |
| 1946 | 91 | #866 |
| 1945 | 65 | #954 |
| 1944 | 65 | #964 |
| 1943 | 61 | #1,022 |
| 1942 | 60 | #1,006 |
| 1941 | 55 | #986 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,242 |
| 1939 | 47 | #1,039 |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,343 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,493 |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,296 |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,550 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,440 |
| 1933 | 15 | #2,051 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,970 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
Nicknames for Leann
- Lee 30 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Leann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin Robyn Holly Molly Ffion Leah Heidi Amber Jasmine Jessica Lara Cara
Other spellings of Leann
Names related to Leann
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Leann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leann, updated 20 October 2026.