Spellings

Lena or Leena?

In the US in 2025, 77% of babies in this name family were spelled Lena and 15% Leena. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Lena already led in 2015, with 83% of the family's births; it has 77% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,402 to 1,433 births, almost unchanged.

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Lena1,1621,106−5%
Leena196212+8%
Lenna44115×3

How they sound

  • Lena /ˈlinə/ (LEE-nuh)
  • Leena /ˈlinə/ (LEE-nuh)
  • Lenna /ˈlɛnə/ (LEN-uh)

In France

In France in 2025: Lena 1,340 births (#31 among girls), Leena 20 births and Lenna 25 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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