Leanne
Girl · lee-AN · Modern
Leanne is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 2,485th for girls in the US (71 babies).
What does Leanne mean?
Modern: 20th-century blend of Lee and Anne
Probably formed from Lee and Anne in the mid-20th century; the French Liane is a similar name.
- Say it
- lee-AN
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leanne a girl's or a boy's name?
Leanne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 71 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leanne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Leanne, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 667 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leanne in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were given Leanne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,459, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
- Leanne 14
- Lianne 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#91), 1984 (#26) and 1994 (#64).
Leanne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,356 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,317 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,377 |
| 2013 | 37 | #1,044 |
| 2012 | 45 | #902 |
| 2011 | 54 | #755 |
| 2010 | 45 | #853 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 64 | #643 |
| 2007 | 77 | #538 |
| 2006 | 90 | #476 |
| 2005 | 123 | #357 |
| 2004 | 129 | #338 |
| 2003 | 153 | #296 |
| 2002 | 177 | #258 |
| 2001 | 243 | #190 |
| 2000 | 277 | #178 |
| 1999 | 384 | #142 |
| 1998 | 431 | #124 |
| 1997 | 551 | #103 |
| 1996 | 667 | #90 |
How popular is Leanne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,485among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 71 girls in the US were named Leanne, making it the 2,485th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,078th. Its busiest year was 1969, with 801 girls. It first appears in the records in 1929.
Half of all the girls named Leanne in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 177 girls in the US were given Leanne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,145, up from #2,485 for this spelling alone.
Leanne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,485 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,694 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2,494 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2,319 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,510 |
| 2020 | 88 | #2,078 |
| 2019 | 107 | #1,875 |
| 2018 | 86 | #2,179 |
| 2017 | 118 | #1,770 |
| 2016 | 129 | #1,660 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,793 |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,838 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2012 | 138 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 134 | #1,612 |
| 2010 | 136 | #1,593 |
| 2009 | 129 | #1,710 |
| 2008 | 126 | #1,756 |
| 2007 | 138 | #1,613 |
| 2006 | 143 | #1,530 |
| 2005 | 151 | #1,417 |
| 2004 | 160 | #1,328 |
| 2003 | 190 | #1,139 |
| 2002 | 159 | #1,246 |
| 2001 | 205 | #1,044 |
| 2000 | 208 | #1,012 |
| 1999 | 244 | #878 |
| 1998 | 276 | #779 |
| 1997 | 292 | #728 |
| 1996 | 259 | #796 |
| 1995 | 313 | #679 |
| 1994 | 327 | #655 |
| 1993 | 420 | #566 |
| 1992 | 409 | #569 |
| 1991 | 446 | #521 |
| 1990 | 447 | #530 |
| 1989 | 529 | #457 |
| 1988 | 521 | #436 |
| 1987 | 489 | #452 |
| 1986 | 567 | #399 |
| 1985 | 572 | #391 |
| 1984 | 597 | #379 |
| 1983 | 600 | #373 |
| 1982 | 575 | #404 |
| 1981 | 632 | #370 |
| 1980 | 683 | #346 |
| 1979 | 630 | #358 |
| 1978 | 422 | #467 |
| 1977 | 386 | #493 |
| 1976 | 405 | #468 |
| 1975 | 468 | #426 |
| 1974 | 412 | #448 |
| 1973 | 533 | #385 |
| 1972 | 518 | #396 |
| 1971 | 607 | #379 |
| 1970 | 682 | #361 |
| 1969 | 801 | #321 |
| 1968 | 715 | #326 |
| 1967 | 702 | #330 |
| 1966 | 765 | #320 |
| 1965 | 739 | #331 |
| 1964 | 702 | #355 |
| 1963 | 684 | #365 |
| 1962 | 693 | #359 |
| 1961 | 664 | #374 |
| 1960 | 601 | #387 |
| 1959 | 597 | #388 |
| 1958 | 470 | #437 |
| 1957 | 440 | #449 |
| 1956 | 443 | #436 |
| 1955 | 376 | #467 |
| 1954 | 324 | #491 |
| 1953 | 299 | #501 |
| 1952 | 229 | #569 |
| 1951 | 216 | #582 |
| 1950 | 193 | #601 |
| 1949 | 180 | #615 |
| 1948 | 166 | #644 |
| 1947 | 143 | #707 |
| 1946 | 122 | #732 |
| 1945 | 105 | #728 |
| 1944 | 99 | #768 |
| 1943 | 90 | #816 |
| 1942 | 101 | #752 |
| 1941 | 75 | #838 |
| 1940 | 79 | #795 |
| 1939 | 61 | #898 |
| 1938 | 55 | #955 |
| 1937 | 44 | #1,070 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,245 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,381 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,292 |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,658 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,876 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,306 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
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