Leena
Leena was the 1115th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 212 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1007th with 256 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Leena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lena) short form of Helena, Magdalena and similar names · German, Scandinavian, Italian
- Rank in 2025
- #1,115 girls, down 43 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 212girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019256 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,785babies recorded
What does the name Leena mean?
Leena is a spelling of Lena, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lena's meaning and origin.
Lena began as a pet form of longer names ending in -lena or -line. Wiktionary points to Helena, Magdalena and Russian Yelena; DMNES, which records Lena in Germany in 1408 and Italy in 1367, sees it as a short form of names such as Adeline or Emmeline. Because it can stand for several names, it has no single meaning of its own. It has been used as an independent name in the US since the 19th century.
How sure is this? Well established. Lena is clearly a pet form, but sources differ on which longer names it comes from.
Related names: Helena, Magdalena, Lina, Leena.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lena', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Lena', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Leena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,115 | 212 |
| 2020 | #1,072 | 231 |
| 2010 | #1,440 | 158 |
| 2000 | #1,752 | 100 |
| 1990 | #3,765 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,511 | 38 |
| 1970 | #5,621 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leena, counting every spelling?
Leena is a spelling of Lena, a name family that ranked #177 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,115 for Leena on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,968 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena | 1,106 | #279 | 5,792 |
| Lina | 527 | #572 | 2,529 |
| Leena | 212 | #1,115 | 1,074 |
| Lenna | 115 | #1,761 | 548 |
| Leenah | 8 | #11,493 | 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 Leena?
212 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leena (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leena 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 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leena?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Leena are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Leena 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.
Leena by state
How common Leena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (2.1×), Illinois (2.1×), New Jersey (1.8×), Massachusetts (1.8×), Michigan (1.7×). In 30 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 Leena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leena
What does Leena mean?
Leena is a spelling of Lena, which means “short form of Helena, Magdalena and similar names” (German, Scandinavian, Italian origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Leena?
Leena was the 1115th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 212 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1007th with 256 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Leena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Leena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leena in the US.
Where is Leena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leena was most common in Virginia (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and New Jersey.