Leani
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.
Leani by the numbers
Leani was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Leani
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lanisky or heaven25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lenibright; a form of Helene or Magdalene78 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leanameadow; a form of Leanne or Lea73 in the US (2017)
- Leannmeadow; a form of Leanne52 in the US (2017)
- Lelaniheavenly flowers29 in the US (2017)
- Lennia form of leonard; strong lion5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Leani
Names that are said the same way as Leani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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