Leanna
Leanna was the 890th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 300 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 384th; the most babies were born in 1990 (675). Over the last ten years it has moved down 129 places. More babies were named Leanna in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Leanne or Liana (origin uncertain) · English
Say it lee-AN-uh /liˈænə/
- Rank in 2025
- #890 girls, down 5 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 300girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990675 babies
- Total since 1880
- 25,937babies recorded
What does the name Leanna mean?
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)
Leanna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1987.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #890 | 300 |
| 2020 | #885 | 302 |
| 2010 | #707 | 406 |
| 2000 | #614 | 414 |
| 1990 | #389 | 675 |
| 1980 | #600 | 309 |
| 1970 | #681 | 233 |
| 1960 | #868 | 143 |
| 1950 | #667 | 163 |
| 1940 | #799 | 79 |
| 1930 | #1,047 | 50 |
| 1920 | #1,333 | 35 |
| 1910 | #988 | 20 |
| 1900 | #875 | 19 |
| 1890 | #778 | 13 |
| 1880 | #710 | 7 |
How popular is Leanna, counting every spelling?
Leanna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #679 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #890 for Leanna 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 Leanna?
300 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leanna (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leanna 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 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leanna?
About 23,000 people born in the US named Leanna are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 17 and 46. That makes Leanna mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Leanna by state
How common Leanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.1×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), New York (1.8×). In 22 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 Leanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leanna, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Leanna · Sibling names for Leanna
Questions about the name Leanna
What does Leanna mean?
Leanna is usually explained as “variant of Leanne or Liana (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Leanna?
Leanna was the 890th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 300 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 384th; the most babies were born in 1990 (675). Over the last ten years it has moved down 129 places. More babies were named Leanna in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Leanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leanna in the US.
Where is Leanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leanna was most common in Ohio (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.