girl's name
Leanna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 30,201
the United States
#890
2025 births
Leanna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 300 babies in the United States, ranking #890. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 1990, when 675 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,051 babies in the United States is given this name.
Leanna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 90 |
| 1890s | 133 |
| 1900s | 138 |
| 1910s | 298 |
| 1920s | 512 |
| 1930s | 507 |
| 1940s | 971 |
| 1950s | 1,337 |
| 1960s | 1,863 |
| 1970s | 2,261 |
| 1980s | 3,699 |
| 1990s | 4,820 |
| 2000s | 3,833 |
| 2010s | 3,738 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,737 |
How popular is Leanna?
In 2025, Leanna was given to 300 babies in the United States, ranking #890 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Leanna 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 Leanna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léanna | Léanna is Leanna written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,338 in France, against #5,726 for Leanna. | 1,090 |
| Lëanna | Lëanna is a rare spelling of Leanna, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Leanna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leanna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leanna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leanna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leanna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leanna
How popular is the name Leanna?
In 2025, Leanna was given to 300 babies in the United States, ranking #890 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Leanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Leanna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leanna most popular?
Leanna peaked in 1990, when 675 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Leanna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leanna currently ranks #748 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.