Leandra
Leandra is a feminine form of the Greek name Leander. It is in use in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish and was among the top 10 most popular names for newborn girls in Albania in recent years.
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Meaning & Origin of Leandra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leandra is a feminine form of the Greek name Leander. It is in use in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish and was among the top 10 most popular names for newborn girls in Albania in recent years.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Leandra
Leandra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 269 Leandras were born — ranking #734 that year. As of 2026, Leandra ranks #3,973 for baby girls with 37 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 7K Leandras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leandra
Leandra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Leandra's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #734. Use the chart and map above to compare Leandra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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