Lenna

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly shining light or torch
Origin: Greek — Possibly a variant of Lena

Girl's name · #1761 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Lenna belongs to an older America first — it reached #337 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1761. About 4,400 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Lenna is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Lenna ranks in other countries and regions.

#25 in Estonia (2025) · #856 in Canada (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,383 in France (2025) · #2,597 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,333 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #1,350 in Belgium (2022) · #2,872 in Austria (2022) · #670 in Poland (2018).

Famous Lennas

Lenna Kuurmaa — Estonian singer and actress (born 1985)
Lenna Gunning-Williams — English footballer (born 2005)
Lenna F. Cooper — American dietitian (1875–1961)
Lenna Lowe Yost — American suffragist (1878–1972)
Lenna Arnold — American baseball player (1920–2010)

In stories & tradition

Lenna Charlotte Tycoon — Final Fantasy character

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Lena (#279) and Leena (#1115), Lenna would rank around #212 with about 1,400 births last year — the newborns split about 77/15/8 across Lena, Leena, and Lenna.

Similar names: Adella · Lennie · Sena · Perry · Lula · Lenore

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