US rank #1084 Girls' name Peak 2019 5,573 births

Leena — #1084 US girls' name

5,573 babies named Leena in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s461970s1951980s3581990s5612000s13092010s20112020s1093
#1084
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Leena was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

256 babies were named Leena in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leena

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,573 babies named Leena between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leena currently holds the #1084 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 256 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,011 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 770 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leena in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,573 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,573

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2019

256 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,084

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
256
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Leena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,011 births that decade — 36% of Leena's all-time total
1960s461970s1951980s3581990s5612000s13092010s20112020s1093

Leena by state

Where Leena concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
770 13.8%
#2 Texas
452 8.1%
#3 New York
422 7.6%
#4 Illinois
279 5.0%
#5 Florida
212 3.8%
#6 Virginia
206 3.7%
#7 Michigan
179 3.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
178 3.2%
California share of Leena's total US births 13.8%
Even split

770 of 5,573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Leena appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leena?
5,573 babies have been named Leena since 1963. It currently ranks #1084 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 256 births.
When was Leena most popular?
Leena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,011 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Leena most popular?
The top states for the name Leena are California (770 births), Texas (452 births), New York (422 births).
How long has the name Leena been used?
Leena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeann, Leela, Leesa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.