Leen
Leen was the 1852nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1776th with 114 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 153 places. More babies were named Leen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,852 girls, up 381 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 108girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024114 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,765babies recorded
Leen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,852 | 108 |
| 2020 | #2,233 | 81 |
| 2010 | #3,389 | 48 |
| 2000 | #7,834 | 13 |
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How popular is Leen, counting every spelling?
Leen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,600 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,852 for Leen on its own. Together these spellings went to 114 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leen | 108 | #1,852 | 516 |
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 Leen?
108 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leen (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leen 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 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leen?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Leen are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Leen a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Leen by state
How common Leen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (5.6×), Illinois (2.5×), New York (2.1×). In 39 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 Leen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leen
How popular is the name Leen?
Leen was the 1852nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1776th with 114 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 153 places. More babies were named Leen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Leen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leen in the US.
Where is Leen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leen was most common in Michigan (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and New York.