Given name
Leighanna
“the shining light”
Leighanna is a variant of Leanna. In Gaelic use, Leanna carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leighanna 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leighanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,215
- 0 boys · 1,215 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,494 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,494 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,041 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.
Leighanna’s family of names
Leighanna has a related form in Leanna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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