Leena
Girl · LEE-na · Sanskrit
Leena is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “absorbed, devoted”. In 2025 it ranked 516th for girls in the UK (84 babies) and 1,113th for girls in the US (212 babies).
What does Leena mean?
Sanskrit: Indian name from Sanskrit; also a Finnish form of Helena
“absorbed, devoted”
Used in India from Sanskrit, and separately in Finland as a short form of Helena.
- Say it
- LEE-na
Is Leena a girl's or a boy's name?
Leena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 84 girls in the UK and 212 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #516among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 3,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 84 girls in the UK were named Leena, making it the 516th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 845th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Leena of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Leena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 478 girls in the UK were given Leena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #135, up from #516 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 502nd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Leena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #516 |
| 2024 | 65 | #639 |
| 2023 | 58 | #681 |
| 2022 | 50 | #783 |
| 2021 | 72 | #593 |
| 2020 | 46 | #845 |
| 2019 | 50 | #809 |
| 2018 | 52 | #803 |
| 2017 | 34 | #1,104 |
| 2016 | 48 | #850 |
| 2015 | 42 | #933 |
| 2014 | 34 | #1,100 |
| 2013 | 36 | #1,065 |
| 2012 | 35 | #1,078 |
| 2011 | 39 | #977 |
| 2010 | 54 | #738 |
| 2009 | 63 | #643 |
| 2008 | 37 | #946 |
| 2007 | 43 | #818 |
| 2006 | 43 | #787 |
| 2005 | 48 | #698 |
| 2004 | 47 | #681 |
| 2003 | 37 | #783 |
| 2002 | 45 | #661 |
| 2001 | 29 | #871 |
| 2000 | 25 | #954 |
| 1999 | 33 | #766 |
| 1998 | 27 | #891 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
How popular is Leena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,113among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 212about 1 in 7,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 212 girls in the US were named Leena, making it the 1,113th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,070th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 256 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Leena in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,866 girls in the US were given Leena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #195, up from #1,113 for this spelling alone.
Leena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 212 | #1,113 |
| 2024 | 227 | #1,086 |
| 2023 | 215 | #1,129 |
| 2022 | 203 | #1,183 |
| 2021 | 217 | #1,135 |
| 2020 | 231 | #1,070 |
| 2019 | 256 | #1,007 |
| 2018 | 208 | #1,160 |
| 2017 | 199 | #1,208 |
| 2016 | 190 | #1,275 |
| 2015 | 196 | #1,247 |
| 2014 | 196 | #1,240 |
| 2013 | 205 | #1,171 |
| 2012 | 200 | #1,214 |
| 2011 | 203 | #1,186 |
| 2010 | 158 | #1,438 |
| 2009 | 158 | #1,469 |
| 2008 | 173 | #1,381 |
| 2007 | 171 | #1,396 |
| 2006 | 145 | #1,514 |
| 2005 | 127 | #1,598 |
| 2004 | 116 | #1,666 |
| 2003 | 118 | #1,624 |
| 2002 | 111 | #1,653 |
| 2001 | 90 | #1,918 |
| 2000 | 100 | #1,740 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 83 | #1,842 |
| 1997 | 62 | #2,197 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 62 | #2,147 |
| 1992 | 37 | #3,086 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,709 |
| 1989 | 45 | #2,522 |
| 1988 | 42 | #2,534 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 30 | #2,928 |
| 1980 | 38 | #2,486 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 28 | #2,859 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,969 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 17 | #3,650 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
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