The first name Leana
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Leana, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 13 births (#1,909).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Leana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 74 girls born in the United States were named Leana, the 2,424th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 100 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Leana
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Leana WenAmerican physician, academic, author and journalist, born 1983
Questions
- How popular is the name Leana?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Leana, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2009, with 13 births.
- Is Leana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,968 US babies named Leana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Leana most popular?
- 2010 in the United States, when 100 babies were named Leana, its highest rank at 2,003rd.
- What are other spellings of Leana?
- Lina, Line, Lena, Leane, Leanna and Leanne.