girl's name
Leandra
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,632
Leandra is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1989, when 275 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 78,939 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Leandra over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 |
| 1920s | 50 |
| 1930s | 65 |
| 1940s | 136 |
| 1950s | 187 |
| 1960s | 362 |
| 1970s | 696 |
| 1980s | 1,502 |
| 1990s | 2,063 |
| 2000s | 1,103 |
| 2010s | 647 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 230 |
How popular is Leandra?
In 2025, Leandra was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Leandra is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leandra is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léandra | Léandra is a rare spelling of Leandra, written with an acute accent and recorded about 310 times, mostly in France. | 310 |
Names that peaked alongside Leandra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leandra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leandra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leandra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leandra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leandra
How popular is the name Leandra?
In 2025, Leandra was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Leandra a girl's or a boy's name?
Leandra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leandra most popular?
Leandra peaked in 1989, when 275 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Leandra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leandra currently ranks #1,574 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.