girl's name
Léane
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 20,872
France
#348
2025 births
Léane is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 155 babies in France, ranking #348. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2007, when 1,325 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 3,803 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1915.
Léane over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 5 |
| 1990s | 455 |
| 2000s | 9,485 |
| 2010s | 7,480 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,380 |
How popular is Léane?
In 2025, Léane was given to 155 babies in France, ranking #348 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Léane is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Léane is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Leane | Leane is a spelling of Léane, used in Canada, where it ranks #986. | 3,402 |
| Lëane | Lëane is a rare spelling of Léane, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Léane
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Léane also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Léane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Léane
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Léane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Léane
Is Léane a girl's or a boy's name?
Léane is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Léane most popular?
Léane peaked in 2007, when 1,325 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Léane a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Léane currently ranks #348 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.