Leonna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-OH-na
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,757 for girls
Leonna is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 4,757th for girls in the US (28 babies).
What does Leonna mean?
Greek: spelling of Leona; feminine form of Leon
“lion”
A feminine form of Leon, from the Greek and Latin words for lion.
Meaning borrowed from Leona. More on Wiktionary.
Is Leonna a girl's or a boy's name?
Leonna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leonna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leonna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Leonna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 2 | #6,613 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Leonna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,757th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 57,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the US were named Leonna, making it the 4,757th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the girls named Leonna in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 757 girls in the US were given Leonna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #434, up from #4,757 for this spelling alone.
Leonna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4,757 |
| 2024 | 30 | #4,558 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4,241 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 43 | #3,588 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4,487 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2010 | 39 | #3,888 |
| 2009 | 49 | #3,360 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,703 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 34 | #3,566 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
Names like Leonna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francesca, Lyra, Athena, Sienna, Lydia, Lara, Zoe, Alexandra, Chloe, Jessica, Kiara, Philippa
Other spellings of Leonna
Leona, Leeona
Names related to Leonna
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Iris, Maisie
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, “Leonna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leonna, updated 20 October 2026.