How Many People Are Named Leena?
An estimated 5,469 people in the United States have the first name Leena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Leena peaked in popularity in 2019 with 256 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leena 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 Leena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Leena is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,469
About 1 in 62,672 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2019
256 births
Total Registered
5,573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leena
Leena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,573 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leena as a female name
Ranked #1,086 in 2024
227 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (256 births)
Leena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leena span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,011 babies were registered. While Leena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leena by Decade
How has Leena 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.
Leena by State
Birth registrations for Leena span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas. On average, about 122 Leenas were registered per state.
Leena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leena
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leena?
We estimate approximately 5,469 people named Leena 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 62,672 Americans share this first name.
Is Leena a common name?
Leena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,573 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leena most popular?
Leena reached peak popularity in 2019, when 256 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leena is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leena a female name?
Leena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leena Smith, Leena Johnson, Leena 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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