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Leanna

Pronounced L IY1 N N AA1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1990
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Leanna?

Leanna is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 25,958 children — the 797th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1990, when 675 children were given it.

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1990Girls: 675Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L IY1 N N AA1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Leanna

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Leanna

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Leanna?
Leanna ranks 797th among girls' names in US records, with 25,958 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,321.
Is Leanna a unisex name?
No. Leanna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Leanna most popular?
1990, when 675 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.