Leana

“Modern coinage — an elaboration of Lea with an '-ana' ending” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #2424 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Leana is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #797. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 5,000 girls since 1880, ranked #2424 today. Together with its spelling variant Leanna (#890), Leana would rank around #733 with about 370 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Leanna and Leana.

Around the world: #81 in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leanas

Leana Wen — American physician, academic, author and journalist
Leana Deeb — notable figure
Leana de Bruin — South African netball player

What Leanas become

Among 22 notable people named Leana:

Similar names: Leanna · Zena · Lizzie · Ina · Maybelle · Cienna

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