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Leena

Meaning: Torch; shining light
Origin: Variant of Lena (from Greek, short form of Helena)

Girl's name · #1115 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Leena reached its best rank, #1007, in 2019 and ranked #1115 in 2025. About 5,800 girls have carried it since 1963.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#504 in England & Wales (2025) · #705 in Scotland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,616 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,645 in France (2025) · #659 in Canada (2024).

Famous Leenas

Leena Lehtolainen — Finnish crime writer
Leena Peisa — Finnish keyboardist
Leena Jumani — Indian actress and model
Leena Alam — Afghani actress
Leena Krohn — Finnish writer (born 1947)

In stories & tradition

Leena — Warehouse 13 (TV series)

What Leenas become

Among 318 notable people named Leena:

Political leaders appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leena Meri, Finnish politician.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Lena (#279) and Lenna (#1761), Leena would rank around #212 with about 1,400 births last year — the newborns split about 77/15/8 across Lena, Leena, and Lenna.

Similar names: Lena · Symphony · Leen · Aleena · Theia · Elina

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