Leanna
Leanna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Leanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leanna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Leanna
Leanna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 675 births, good for #389 nationwide. As of 2026, Leanna ranks #942 for baby girls with 277 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 26K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Leanna
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Leanna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Babette
- Bell
- Bella
- Belle
- Bess
- Bessie
- Beth
- Betsy
- Bette
- Bettie
- Betty
- Bettye
- Buffy
- Elisa
- Elisabeth
- Elise
- Elissa
- Eliza
- Elizabeth
- Ella
- Elle
- Ellie
- Elly
- Elsa
- Elsabeth
- Elsie
- Elyse
- Elyzabeth
- Gillian
- Ibbie
- Isabel
- Isabella
- Isabelle
- Isbel
- Isebella
- Isi
- Issy
- Izabelle
- Izzy
- Jillian
- Juliana
- Julianna
- Julianne
- Leesa
- Liana
- Libbie
- Libby
- Liddy
- Lilian
- Liliana
- Lilianna
- Lilibet
- Lilibeth
- Lillia
- Lillian
- Lilliana
- Lillie
- Lilly
- Lily
- Lisa
- Lise
- Liz
- Liza
- Lizbeth
- Lizette
- Lizzie
- Lizzy
- Sabella
- Tetty
Notable people named Leanna
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Leanna Brodie , Canadian actress and playwright
- Leanna Carriere-Wellwood , Canadian pole vaulter and heptathlete
- Leanna Crawford , American singer-songwriter
- Leanna Creel , American actress
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Names that sound like Leanna
Phonetically similar names — useful when Leanna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Leanna
Leanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Leanna's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #384. Use the chart and map above to compare Leanna'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.