Leonna
Leonna was the 4826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 3309th; the most babies were born in 2009 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 273 places. More babies were named Leonna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Leona) lion · Latin, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #4,826 girls, down 596 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200949 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,375babies recorded
What does the name Leonna mean?
Leonna is a spelling of Leona, pronounced the same way, so it shares Leona's meaning and origin.
Leona is a feminine form of Leon, built by adding the Latin feminine ending -a, as Wiktionary explains. Leon and Leo come from the Greek and Latin words for lion, leōn and leo; DMNES gives the same meaning under Leo and records it as the name of many popes and Byzantine emperors. Leonie is a French feminine form of the same name.
λέων (Ancient Greek, “lion”)leo (Latin, “lion”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Leon, Leo, Leonie.
See also: Latin names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Leona', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Leo', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Leon', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Leonna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,826 | 28 |
| 2020 | #4,230 | 33 |
| 2010 | #3,929 | 39 |
| 2000 | #4,354 | 28 |
| 1990 | #5,993 | 15 |
| 1980 | #5,117 | 14 |
| 1970 | #8,717 | 5 |
| 1960 | #6,071 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leonna, counting every spelling?
Leonna is a spelling of Leona, a name family that ranked #433 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,826 for Leonna on its own. Together these spellings went to 757 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leona | 723 | #429 | 3,123 |
| Leonna | 28 | #4,826 | 146 |
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 Leonna?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leonna (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leonna 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leonna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leonna?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Leonna are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 33. That makes Leonna 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.
Leonna by state
How common Leonna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Leonna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leonna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leonna
What does Leonna mean?
Leonna is a spelling of Leona, which means “lion” (Latin, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Leonna?
Leonna was the 4826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 3309th; the most babies were born in 2009 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 273 places. More babies were named Leonna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Leonna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leonna in the US.
Where is Leonna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leonna was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.