Given name
Leianne
“the shining light”
Leianne is a variant of Leanna. In Gaelic use, Leanna carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leianne is a variant of Leanna. In Gaelic use, Leanna carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leianne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 117
- 0 boys · 117 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 233 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.
Leianne’s family of names
Leianne has a related form in Leanna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Leianne, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Lynnette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
>99% girls
Leigh
“from the meadow”
7% boys · 93% girls
Leann
“the shining light”
>99% girls
Leeann
“the shining light”
>99% girls
Lynelle
“a man of the lake”
>99% girls
Lynette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
>99% girls