Leana

Meaning: One who lived near a meadow
Origin: English surname — Variant of Leanna, a double name, from Lee

Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: Hebrew — And from Anna

Girl's name · #2424 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Leana is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #797. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 5,000 girls since 1880, ranked #2424 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#77 in Switzerland (2025) · #190 in France (2025) · #193 in Austria (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #419 in Belgium (2025) · #750 in Canada (2025) · #988 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,429 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,019 in Italy (2024) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #723 in Poland (2021) and 2 more.

Famous Leanas

Leana Wen — Physician, author and public health advocate (born 1983)
Leana Deeb — American content creator and app founder
Leana de Bruin — South African-New Zealand netball player (born 1977)

What Leanas become

Among 22 notable people named Leana:

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Leanna (#890), Leana would rank around #733 with about 370 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Leanna and Leana.

Similar names: Leanna · Zena · Lizzie · Rina · Maybelle · Ina

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