Leanna

“Modern coinage — possibly a blend of Lea and Anna” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #890 in the US (2025) · 90s

Leanna reached its best rank, #384, in 1989 and ranked #890 in 2025. About 26,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variant Leana (#2424), Leanna would rank around #733 with about 370 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Leanna and Leana.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 14,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leannas

Leanna Creel — American actress
Leanna Read — Australian scientist
Leanna Brown — American politician
Leanna Wellwood — Canadian pole vaulter
Leanna Chea — French actress

In stories & tradition

Leanna Love — character
Leanna Cavanagh — character

What Leannas become

Among 31 notable people named Leanna:

Entertainers appear 2.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leanna Creel, American actress.

Similar names: Leana · Janae · Leanne · Selina · Brenna · Cienna

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