Leana
Feminine
Leana joins Lea to an -na ending, and the Leah behind it is Jacob's first wife — given to him by a trick in the dark.
How old is the name Leana?
Leana was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Leana alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 4,100 people named Leana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Leana most popular?
Leana peaked in 1880, reaching #738 nationally. Today it ranks #2410, 1,672 places below that high. See the whole 1880 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Leana
Our story of Leana is a story of several short roads meeting. Hebrew Leah is Jacob's first wife, married to him by substitution on the wedding night, and her name's meaning has been argued over for millennia. Irish and Scottish have Liana. Eleana and Juliana both shorten to something close. American families writing Leana since the twentieth century may have come through any of them, and the registers do not distinguish.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
Several routes. From Leah, whose Hebrew is generally read as 'weary' though the origin is debated. From the Irish Liana or the Celtic Leana. Or as a short form of Eleana or Juliana. None is established for this spelling.
Pronouncing Leana
lee-AH-nuh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Some bearers say LAY-uh-nuh instead.
Nicknames for Leana
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 200897 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #738reached in 1880
- Change vs 2022
- +1.4%74 in 2025, from 73
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Leana in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Liana in English — spelling variant
- Leanna in English — spelling variant
- Leah in Hebrew — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Leanas among us
people named Leana are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 21,720 born in 2025 was named Leana
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Leana
- #2410
- Leana on the 2025 chart
- #575
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Leana went to 74 girls in 2025, but Leanna, Leeanna and Leeana and the rest below are the same name said out loud. Together the 5 spellings went to 419, which makes it the 575th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,835 places above the chart.
About 1 girl in 3,836 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 21,720 for Leana itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Leana sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Leana is headed
Leana should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Leana beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Leana in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Lea and Ana are two short forms, both with real records.
- Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- The Leah route ties it to one of the oldest names in the book.
- No single origin is established.
- The pronunciation splits between two readings.
- Liana and Leanna are both close in sound.
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Frequently asked
- How many Leanas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 4,100 people named Leana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Leana?
- Leana is one of 5 recorded spellings. Leanna is the more common one — 300 births in 2025 against 74 for Leana.
- How popular is the name Leana in 2025?
- Leana ranks #2410 among US girl names in 2025, with 74 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Leana?
- About 1 in every 21,720 US girls born in 2025 was named Leana — 74 in all.
- Will my child share the name Leana with classmates?
- Leana will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Leana
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