Leilana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lay-LAH-na
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,660 for girls
Leilana is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
Where does Leilana come from?
Modern: variant of Leilani or blend of Leila and Lana
Is Leilana a girl's or a boy's name?
Leilana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leilana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,660th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Leilana, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Leilana in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leilana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,996 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4,560 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3,696 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 34 | #4,231 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Nicknames for Leilana
- Lana 211 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Leilana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani, Kehlani, Kailani, Malani, Kalani, Noa, Meilani, Naylani, Nalani, Alani, Nailani, Ailany
Names related to Leilana
Leilani, Liliana, Lilliana, Lilian, Leilany, Lilianna, Lilyana, Lilyanna
More Modern names
Jayden, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from 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, “Leilana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leilana, updated 20 October 2026.