Leana
Leana was the 2424th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 797th; the most babies were born in 2010 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved up 116 places. More babies were named Leana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Leanna) variant of Leanne or Liana (origin uncertain) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,424 girls, down 112 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,968babies recorded
What does the name Leana mean?
Leana is a spelling of Leanna, pronounced the same way, so it shares Leanna's meaning and origin.
Leanna has no single documented origin; Wiktionary lists it without an etymology. It is usually treated as a variant of Leanne, a 20th-century blend of Lee and Anne, or of Liana, a short form of names like Juliana, and in some families as an elaboration of Lena. The parts have their own meanings (Anne from Hebrew Ḥannah 'grace'), but Leanna itself has no inherited meaning. It has been used in the US since 1880.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several possible sources; none documented for the name itself.
Related names: Leanne, Liana, Lianna, Leann.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Leanna', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Leanne', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Leana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,424 | 74 |
| 2020 | #2,312 | 77 |
| 2010 | #2,003 | 100 |
| 2000 | #2,251 | 70 |
| 1990 | #1,837 | 78 |
| 1980 | #2,032 | 52 |
| 1970 | #2,222 | 36 |
| 1960 | #2,547 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,978 | 24 |
| 1940 | #2,250 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,489 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,525 | 14 |
| 1910 | #1,015 | 19 |
| 1900 | #1,083 | 13 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #797 | 6 |
How popular is Leana, counting every spelling?
Leana is a spelling of Leanna, a name family that ranked #679 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,424 for Leana on its own. Together these spellings went to 419 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leanna | 300 | #890 | 1,435 |
| Leana | 74 | #2,424 | 369 |
| Leeanna | 28 | #4,824 | 134 |
| Leeana | 11 | #9,211 | 76 |
| Leannah | 6 | #14,174 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Leana?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leana (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leana?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Leana are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 14 and 44. That makes Leana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Leana by state
How common Leana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leana
What does Leana mean?
Leana is a spelling of Leanna, usually explained as “variant of Leanne or Liana (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Leana?
Leana was the 2424th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 797th; the most babies were born in 2010 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved up 116 places. More babies were named Leana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Leana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leana in the US.
Where is Leana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leana was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.