The baby name Leena is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-nah (IPA: /ˈliːnə/).
Leena is Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Leena is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-nah (IPA: /ˈliːnə/).
Leena is Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian in Origin.
Leena is a multicultural feminine name with several roots. As a Finnish and Estonian form of Lena - ultimately from Greek Helene - it carries the sense of “light,” “torch,” or “bright one.” In Sanskrit/Hindi (लीना, līnā), it means “absorbed,” “devoted,” or “merged,” from the root lī “to cling or dissolve.” In Arabic, often spelled Lina/Leena (لينا), it conveys “tender, soft” and is associated with the young date palm.
Usage spans Northern Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East. In Finland, Leena surged in the mid-20th century as a streamlined, modern Helena-variant; it also appears across the Indian subcontinent and among the diaspora, and is popular in Arabic-speaking communities via Lina. Variants and related forms include Lena, Lina, Liina (Finnish/Estonian), Leenah, Elina, Helena/Helene, Elena, and Magdalena-derived Lena. Meanings across traditions cluster around brightness, softness, and devotedness, giving Leena a gentle yet luminous profile.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2024 | #1 | — | 911 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #8 | 26,390 | 3,895 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #13 | 4,760 | 1,368 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #19 | 17 | 2,021 |
| BN | 0 | #30 | 3 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| Finland | 0 | #52 | 678 | 830 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #63 | 212 | 7,146 |
| IN | 0 | #65 | 7 | 2,963 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| SD | 0 | #82 | 19 | 2,130 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #87 | 8 | 2,402 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #90 | 17 | 5,459 |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 532 | 7,678 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| OM | 0 | #105 | 12 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #106 | 11 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #112 | 27 | 1,888 |
| JO | 0 | #116 | 22 | 2,158 | |
| MU | 0 | #117 | 20 | 3,613 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #118 | 291 | 8,539 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| IQ | 0 | #128 | 6 | 3,533 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #132 | 398 | 7,570 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #144 | 282 | 15,987 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #156 | 22 | 10,220 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #157 | 1,502 | 25,931 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #171 | 148 | 15,378 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #172 | 465 | 20,968 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PS | 0 | #198 | 21 | 5,692 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #202 | 490 | 10,981 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #231 | 320 | 19,177 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #242 | 44 | 2,795 |
| SA | 0 | #246 | 50 | 10,560 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #249 | 5 | 6,830 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| IL | 0 | #258 | 17 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #258 | 12 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #267 | 470 | 13,121 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| MY | 0 | #308 | 23 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #314 | 11 | 6,973 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #321 | 9 | 7,429 |
| YE | 0 | #321 | 61 | 8,639 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #323 | 361 | 11,648 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #339 | 11 | 8,829 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #347 | 5 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #362 | 145 | 11,303 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #365 | 22 | 8,413 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| BH | 0 | #373 | 181 | 17,937 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #382 | 8 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #383 | 23 | 3,185 |
| EG | 0 | #386 | 15 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #423 | 7 | 13,098 |
| SY | 0 | #423 | 354 | 11,684 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #441 | 11 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #488 | 11 | 11,913 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #500 | 87 | 18,916 |
| LY | 0 | #512 | 24 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #538 | 11 | 10,655 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #565 | 9 | 11,342 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #593 | 23 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #628 | 31 | 13,263 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #644 | 372 | 24,821 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #691 | 227 | 8,487 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #701 | 268 | 14,742 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #750 | 20 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #768 | 19 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #794 | 45 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #857 | 9 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #928 | 28 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #957 | 27 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,049 | 93 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,107 | 22 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,161 | 16 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,186 | 26 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,363 | 84 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,554 | 61 | 28,008 |
Leena is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:
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