How Many People Are Named Leana?
An estimated 3,875 people in the United States have the first name Leana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Leana peaked in popularity in 2010 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,875
About 1 in 88,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2010
100 births
Total Registered
4,894
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leana
Leana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,894 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leana as a female name
Ranked #2,119 in 2024
90 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (100 births)
Leana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leana span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 806 babies were registered. While Leana is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leana by Decade
How has Leana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leana by State
Birth registrations for Leana span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Connecticut, Arkansas. On average, about 103 Leanas were registered per state.
Leana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leana
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leana?
We estimate approximately 3,875 people named Leana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 88,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Leana a common name?
Leana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,894 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leana most popular?
Leana reached peak popularity in 2010, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leana is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leana a female name?
Leana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leana Smith, Leana Johnson, Leana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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