Lenna
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright light; short form of Helena or variant of Leona.
Lenna by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Lenna. In the US, 57 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 62 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Helena
Like Lenna, each of these traces back to Helena: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Leona
Like Lenna, each of these traces back to Leona: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 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)
- Leonnalioness; a form of Leona or Leonie37 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lenna
Names that are said the same way as Lenna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Leeannameadow grace; a form of Leanna and Ann combined47 in the US (2017)
- Leinalei garland; flower wreath20 in the US (2017)
- Leenahtender; a form of Leah12 in the US (2017)
- Leahnaweary; a form of Leah with -na suffix10 in the US (2017)
- Leanahweary; a form of Leah with -nah suffix10 in the US (2017)
- Leyna10 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Lenna, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lenna
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