The baby name Leana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-AH-nuh,lee-AH-nah,lee-AN-uh.
The baby name Leana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-AH-nuh,lee-AH-nah,lee-AN-uh.
Leana is in Origin.
Leana is a multicultural feminine given name with several converging sources. In English it often reflects a streamlined form of Leanna/Leanne (Lee + Anna), while in Francophone contexts Léana - frequently spelled without the accent outside France - arose as a blend of Léa and Anna or as a clipped form of Eléana/Eliana. It is also heard as a variant connected to Lena, the diminutive of Helena/Elena. These roots yield layered meanings: “grace” (via Anna), “my God has answered” (via Eliana), and “bright, shining” (via Helena). Some perceive a botanical echo through kinship with Liana, a name tied to -liana endings.
Usage spans the English-speaking world, France and Belgium, with modern peaks in the 1990s–2010s. Notable variants include Leanna, Leanne, Lianna, Liana, Léana, and Lena; cognates or related forms include Eliana, Juliana, Ileana/Iliana. Short forms and nicknames include Lea/Lee, Lia, and Ana.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| Ireland | Girls | 2017 | #1 | — | 949 |
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #22 | 2 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #35 | 3 | 1,051 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #61 | 86 | 1,786 |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #136 | 7 | 1,888 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #172 | 8 | 1,568 |
| HR | 0 | #177 | 5 | 2,081 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #232 | 6 | 7,146 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #241 | 45 | 2,795 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #267 | 23 | 3,687 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #336 | 10 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #338 | 14 | 8,539 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #354 | 6 | 8,829 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #370 | 36 | 3,185 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #381 | 10 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| ZA | 0 | #406 | 42 | 14,421 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #479 | 20 | 11,913 |
| CO | 0 | #505 | 6 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #511 | 13 | 10,981 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #513 | 20 | 11,342 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #518 | 8 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #542 | 12 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #607 | 11 | 11,648 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #703 | 36 | 3,895 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #711 | 18 | 11,684 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #721 | 479 | 25,928 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #809 | 30 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #827 | 90 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 7 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #910 | 26 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #919 | 23 | 12,708 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #936 | 20 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #949 | 11 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #960 | 35 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #963 | 21 | 5,561 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,028 | 51 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,169 | 15 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 187 | 9,415 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Leana is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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