Given name
Leandra
“resembling a lioness”
In Greek use, Leandra carries the interpretation “resembling a lioness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Leandra carries the interpretation “resembling a lioness.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Leandra is used as a feminine counterpart of Leander.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Leandra is a feminine form of Leander. The history of Leander gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Leander is associated with Hero's lover. Leander’s historical associations include a 6th-century saint, the brother of Sts Fulgentius, Isidore, and Florentina.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Leandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,067
- 38 boys · 7,029 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 275 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,620 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,620 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 269 in 1989. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,462 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leandra’s family of names
Leandra is a feminine form of Leander. Leandra has a related form in Leandre. Leandra has a related form in Leanda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Leandrevariant
- Leanndralikely variant
- Leandavariant
- Leanzavariant
- Leandriavariant
- Lleandralikely variant
- Leonellevariant
- Leolinevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Leandra
- Leandra LealBrazilian actressborn 1982
- Lea TBrazilian stylist and model (born 1981)
- Leandra SmedaSouth Africa footballerborn 1989
- Leandra Becerra LumbrerasMexican supercentenarian claimant (1887? - 2015)
- Leandra MedineAmerican writerborn 1988
- Leanda HendricksSouth African archerborn 1963
- Leandrinha Du ArtBrazilian digital influencerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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