Leeann
Pronounced L IY1 AE1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1962
- 97 years in use
- 8 spellings
How popular is Leeann?
Leeann is a girls' name, and first appears in 1928. It has been given to 23,321 children — the 844th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 56% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1962, when 523 children were given it.
Eight other spellings are counted in that total — Leighann, Leeanne, Leighanne and five more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Leeann and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Leighann
- Leeanne
- Leighanne
- Liann
- Leaann
- Leean
- Leaanne
- Leighan
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L IY1 AE1 N · L IY1 AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 11 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Leeann
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Leeann
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Leeann?
- Leeann ranks 844th among girls' names in US records, with 23,321 births since 1928. Over the past decade it accounts for 815.
- Is Leeann a unisex name?
- No. Leeann is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Leeann most popular?
- 1962, when 523 children were given the name. It has been in use for 97 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Leeann spelled?
- Leighann, Leeanne, Leighanne, Liann, Leaann, Leean, Leaanne, Leighan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.