Leniya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Leniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Leniya come from?
Modern: spelling of Leniyah; Lena plus the -iyah ending, as in Aaliyah
Meaning borrowed from Leniyah.
Is Leniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Leniya is a girls' name.
How popular is Leniya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Leniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
Names like Leniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah Zaniyah Zaniya Jaliyah Aliya Zariah Janiyah Zariya Amaya Aaliyah Kamiyah Araya
Names related to Leniya
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Leniya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leniya, updated 20 October 2026.