Leena

“Variant of Lena — Torch; shining light” — Greek, short form of Helena origin

Girl's name · #1115 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Leena reached its best rank, #1007, in 2019 and ranked #1115 in 2025. About 5,800 girls have carried it since 1963. Together with its spelling variants Lena (#279) and Lenna (#1761), Leena would rank around #212 with about 1,400 births last year — the newborns split about 77/15/8 across Lena, Leena, and Lenna.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,200 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leenas

Leena Lehtolainen — Finnish crime writer
Leena Peisa — Finnish keyboardist
Leena Jumani — Indian actress and model
Leena Alam — Afghani actress
Leena Krohn — Finnish writer (born 1947)

In stories & tradition

Leena — Warehouse 13

What Leenas become

Among 318 notable people named Leena:

Political leaders appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leena Meri, Finnish politician.

Similar names: Lena · Symphony · Leen · Aleena · Alessa · Elina

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