Leighna
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Leighna by the numbers
Leighna was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Leighna
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 Leighna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Leighna
Names that are said the same way as Leighna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
- Leannameadow; a form of Lea or Leanne378 in the US (2017)
- Leenahospitable; a form of Lena80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leanameadow; a form of Leanne or Lea73 in the US (2017)
- Lennabright light; short form of Helena or variant of Leona57 in the US (2017)
- Leeannameadow grace; a form of Leanna and Ann combined47 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leighna
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