Given name & surname
Leanne
“from the meadow”·“the shining light”
In English use, Leanne has a related form in Lee. One English interpretation is “from the meadow.” Leanne is a variant of Leanna. In Gaelic use, Leanna carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Leanne has a related form in Lee. One English interpretation is “from the meadow.” Leanne is a variant of Leanna. In Gaelic use, Leanna carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Leanne has a related form in Lee. An origin associated with Lee is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Leanne has a related form in Lee. The history of Lee gives this family its wider story. Lee’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Leanne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29,632
- 5 boys · 29,627 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 801 babies
- 2025
- 71
- #2,503 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 71 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,503 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 801 in 1969. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 28,033 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.
Leanne’s family of names
In English usage, Leanne has a related form in Ann. In English usage, Leanne has a related form in Lee. In English usage, Leanne has a related form in Leann.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Leanne
- Leanne WoodWelsh Plaid Cymru politician (born 1971)
- Leanne LiCanadian Hong Kong-based actress born in Chinaborn 1984
- Leanne SmithAmerican alpine skierborn 1987
- Leanne WongAmerican artistic gymnastborn 2003
- Leanne Liuactressborn 1959
- Leanne BestBritish actressborn 1980
- Leanne Choobadminton playerborn 1991
- Leanne KiernanIrish association football playerborn 1999
- Leanne BakerNew Zealand tennis and rugby playerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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