Leina
Leina was the 4417th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3815th with 38 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 637 places. More babies were named Leina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,417 girls, down 602 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202038 babies
- Total since 1880
- 799babies recorded
Leina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,417 | 32 |
| 2020 | #3,815 | 38 |
| 2010 | #5,717 | 24 |
| 2000 | #16,479 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #8,707 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leina, counting every spelling?
Leina is a spelling of Layna, a name family that ranked #1,111 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,417 for Leina on its own. Together these spellings went to 202 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layna | 79 | #2,312 | 468 |
| Laina | 74 | #2,422 | 415 |
| Leina | 32 | #4,417 | 150 |
| Laena | 17 | #6,703 | 87 |
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 Leina?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leina (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leina 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 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leina?
About 800 people born in the US named Leina are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Leina 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.
Leina by state
How common Leina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Leina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leina
How popular is the name Leina?
Leina was the 4417th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3815th with 38 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 637 places. More babies were named Leina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Leina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leina in the US.
Where is Leina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leina was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New York.