Leena

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A few things about Leena you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Leena

Leena Lehtolainen

Finnish crime writer

Choose Leena and your child shares a first name with Leena Lehtolainen, a Finnish crime writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Leena, like who?” Leena Lehtolainen's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,582 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Leena, 212 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Leena would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLeena first shows up in US birth records in 1963, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 62 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2019, when it reached #1,007.
• 📈Then vs nowLeena is 2.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 18,149 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 7,582.
• 🍂TrendLeena has slipped 43 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,113. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLeena is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #519, followed by Virginia (#606) and Ohio (#668). It's in the top 1,000 in 9 states.
• 🌍OriginLeena is the #3 most popular Australian girl name in the US. That's out of 24 Australian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Leena

Leena is a girl name of Arabic, Australian and English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ena”. US birth records list Leena for girls from 1963 to 2025, in 62 of those 63 years. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked #1,007 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,113, with 212 babies.

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