Leyana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lay-AH-na
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,868 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,986 for girls
Leyana is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
Where does Leyana come from?
Modern: modern elaboration of names such as Leanna and Liana
Is Leyana a girl's or a boy's name?
Leyana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the UK and 26 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leyana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,868th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Leyana, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Leyana of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Leyana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were given Leyana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #950, up from #1,868 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales.
Leyana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
How popular is Leyana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,986th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Leyana, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had the most girls named Leyana of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Leyana in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 226 girls in the US were given Leyana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #981, up from #4,986 for this spelling alone.
Leyana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Names like Leyana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liyana, Maeva, Lyra, Luna, Sienna, Myla, Ayra, Safa, Lyla, Amira, Arabella, Alayna
Other spellings of Leyana
Names related to Leyana
Lana, Liyanah, Leanna, Lyanna, Lyana, Leana, Liyanna, Layna, Leyna
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
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, “Leyana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leyana, updated 20 October 2026.