girl's name
Leina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,503
France
#669
as Leïna, 2025
Leina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2014, when 235 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1980.
Leina over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 |
| 1990s | 105 |
| 2000s | 835 |
| 2010s | 1,985 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 665 |
How popular is Leina?
In 2025, Leina was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Leina 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 Leina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Leïna | Leïna is Leina written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #669 in France, against #3,318 for Leina. | 1,820 |
| Léïna | Léïna is a rare spelling of Leina, written with an acute accent and recorded about 205 times, mostly in France. | 205 |
| Léina | Léina is a rare spelling of Leina, written with an acute accent and recorded about 55 times, mostly in France. | 55 |
Names that peaked alongside Leina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leina
How popular is the name Leina?
In 2025, Leina was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Leina a girl's or a boy's name?
Leina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leina most popular?
Leina peaked in 2014, when 235 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Leina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leina currently ranks #669 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.