Girl’s name · French

Lénaya

How to say it: lay-nah-YAH · /lenaˈja/

Modern French invention blending Léna and Naya - no traditional meaning, melodic creation.

Lénaya was the 12,563rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #11,535 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#12,563for girls in 2025
1 in 552,557US babies
6born in 2025
#11,535projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Lénaya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#12,563
Babies born in 20256
Share of births1 in 552,557
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 yearssteady
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#11,535
In France, 2025#462 among girls’ names, 45 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Lénaya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 5 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Léna
  • Naya
  • Léni

Other spellings

Honouring a Lénaya in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lénaya is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #462 for girls in 2025.

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