Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Leena

Meaning Spelling variant of Lena Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,115 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Lena.

Rank 2025
#1,115
among girls · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
212
named Leena · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,581
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
256 babies
All-time total
5,785
#2,331 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Leena popularity over time

5,785 babies have been named Leena since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 46 5 – #4,087
1970s 195 20 +324% #2,904
1980s 358 36 +84% #2,278
1990s 561 56 +57% #1,858
2000s 1,309 131 +133% #1,384
2010s 2,011 201 +54% #1,007
2020s (to 2025) 1,305 218 +8% #1,072

Where Leena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 212 0.13 outside top 500
2027 211 0.13 outside top 500
2028 211 0.13 outside top 500
2029 211 0.13 outside top 500
2030 211 0.13 outside top 500

Where Leena is most popular

Girls named Leena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.132 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, Illinois, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leena born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Virginia 48 0.282 +113%
Illinois 64 0.280 +111%
New Jersey 43 0.238 +80%
Massachusetts 28 0.232 +75%
Michigan 41 0.225 +70%
Minnesota 24 0.222 +68%
New York 83 0.210 +58%
Washington 30 0.208 +57%
Ohio 48 0.202 +53%
Pennsylvania 45 0.190 +44%
Colorado 19 0.170 +29%
California 132 0.157 +19%
Texas 119 0.148 +12%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 -19%
Florida 45 0.105 -21%
North Carolina 23 0.101 -24%
Indiana 11 0.078 -41%
Utah 5 0.060 -55%
Maryland 5 0.047 -64%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -71%
Georgia 5 0.022 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Leena

Leena is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,115 in 2025 with 212 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 5,785 American babies have been named Leena. Its peak came in 2019, when 256 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Leena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leena?

The median living Leena is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 22. An estimated 5,700 people named Leena are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Leena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 212 #1,115
2024 227 #1,089
2023 215 #1,133
2022 203 #1,188
2021 217 #1,135
2020 231 #1,072
2019 256 #1,007
2018 208 #1,161
2017 199 #1,209
2016 190 #1,277
2015 196 #1,250
2014 196 #1,242
2013 205 #1,174
2012 200 #1,217
2011 203 #1,187
2010 158 #1,440
2009 158 #1,472
2008 173 #1,384
2007 171 #1,398
2006 145 #1,516
2005 127 #1,602
2004 116 #1,676
2003 118 #1,638
2002 111 #1,663
2001 90 #1,931
2000 100 #1,752
1995 53 #2,441
1990 28 #3,765
1985 31 #2,977
1980 38 #2,511
1975 24 #3,011
1970 9 #5,621
1965 – –
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Famous people named Leena

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Leena Peisa Leena Peisa Finnish keyboardist b. 1979 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Leena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Leena?

The median living Leena is about 13 years old. Half of all living Leenas are between 6 and 22 years old.

How many people named Leena are alive today?

An estimated 5,700 people named Leena are alive in the United States, based on 5,785 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Leena mean?

Spelling variant of Lena.

How popular is the name Leena in 2025?

Leena ranked #1,115 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 212 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leena?

5,785 babies have been named Leena in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leena most popular?

Leena peaked in 2019, when 256 newborns received the name.

Is Leena a boy or girl name?

Leena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Leena rising or falling?

Leena is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Leena become more popular?

Leena looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 211 girls named Leena in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Leena?

Well-known people named Leena include Leena Peisa (singer).

Names like Leena

Names that sound and feel close to Leena: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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