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Leanna

Gender
Girl
Say it
lee-AN-a
Origin
Modern
UK rank, 2025
#1,690 for girls
US rank, 2025
#890 for girls

Leanna is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 890th for girls in the US (300 babies).

Where does Leanna come from?

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

More on Wiktionary.

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

Leanna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK and 300 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Leanna in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,690among girls
Babies in 2025
18about 1 in 15,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 43% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Leanna, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,121st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 46 girls.

Half of all the girls named Leanna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. 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 Leanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #822, up from #1,690 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 46 in 20082025
Leanna in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202518#1,690
202411#2,480
202315#1,955
202217#1,794
202122#1,491
202032#1,121
201924#1,403
201821#1,577
201720#1,647
201618#1,781
201513#2,186
201421#1,544
201325#1,402
201222#1,516
201119#1,629
201026#1,299
200934#1,019
200846#810
200738#893
200632#975
200537#825
200427#1,006
200335#823
200225#990
200127#910
200031#811
199931#803
199833#775
199734#774
199642#634

How popular is Leanna in the US?

Rank in 2025
#890among girls
Babies in 2025
300about 1 in 5,400 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 10% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 300 girls in the US were named Leanna, making it the 890th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 884th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 675 girls.

2025 had more girls named Leanna than any year since 2020.

Half of all the girls named Leanna in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 655 girls in the US were given Leanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #483, up from #890 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 675 in 19902025
Leanna in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025300#890
2024293#904
2023260#985
2022287#946
2021295#910
2020302#884
2019313#854
2018331#819
2017384#736
2016355#801
2015371#760
2014386#725
2013408#693
2012375#741
2011409#686
2010406#705
2009406#709
2008410#726
2007391#746
2006369#751
2005361#747
2004346#754
2003365#713
2002371#678
2001400#625
2000414#613
1999372#633
1998428#574
1997457#524
1996453#519
1995427#551
1994440#550
1993460#526
1992510#485
1991598#426
1990675#389
1989659#384
1988504#449
1987332#589
1986323#598
1985339#574
1984330#561
1983279#621
1982312#583
1981307#599
1980309#600
1979299#602
1978250#648
1977241#661
1976202#723
1975203#724
1974198#725
1973201#718
1972218#678
1971216#707
1970233#681
1969214#679
1968206#676
1967190#709
1966187#717
1965190#718
1964172#793
1963194#737
1962196#737
1961171#799
1960143#865
1959140#870
1958173#754
1957135#877
1956107#976
1955105#966
1954125#840
1953120#848
1952125#810
1951144#725
1950163#666
1949115#812
194882#963
1947132#744
1946107#796
194574#873
194492#797
194385#844
1942101#752
1941104#689
194079#795
193965#868
193860#914
193767#841
193639#1,135
193546#1,018
193449#981
193334#1,224
193238#1,162
193159#899
193050#1,041
192942#1,137
192864#924
192777#839
192652#1,032
192542#1,196
192458#999
192352#1,054
192249#1,089
192141#1,205
192035#1,312
191946#1,075
191836#1,255
191743#1,079
191633#1,246
191535#1,153
191424#1,262
191316#1,465
191226#1,003
191119#1,007
191020#970
190912#1,219
190813#1,135
190726#739
190610#1,229
190517#900
19048#1,363
190314#931
190211#1,075
19018#1,227
190019#860
189910#1,034
189814#920
189711#982
189616#813
189517#770
189413#850
18939#1,023
189218#685
189112#796
189013#758
18896#1,146
188814#690
18875#1,147
188614#606
18859#745
18848#793
18839#651
188210#596
18818#623
18807#679

Names like Leanna

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

Jessica Francesca Lara Emily Leah Lydia Fatima Molly Alexandra Abigail Melissa Athena

Other spellings of Leanna

Lianna Leana Leeanna Leighana Leeana Leighanna Leannah

Names related to Leanna

Lana Lowenna Leanne Lyanna Leyana Liyanna Lenna Leiana Leann

More Modern names

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Every Modern name

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, “Leanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leanna, updated 20 October 2026.