A reliable meaning for Leenah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leenah through the years
Babies since 1880
210
0 boys · 210 girls
Most popular year
2010
21 babies
2025
8
#11,493 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−40%
Cooling
Leenah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1999–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,493 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.