Leany

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Leany by the numbers

Leany was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Leany

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 Leany. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Leanameadow; a form of Leanne or Lea73 in the US (2017)
  • Leannmeadow; a form of Leanne52 in the US (2017)
  • Lean18 in the US (2017)
  • Leani13 in the US (2017)
  • Liany12 in the US (2017)
  • Leanny10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Leany

Names that are said the same way as Leany, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Lenniestrong lion; a form of Leonard210 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lenibright; a form of Helene or Magdalene78 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lennia form of leonard; strong lion5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leeani8 in the US (2017)
  • Leanni6 in the US (2017)
  • Lenie4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Leany

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