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Leyna
OriginVariation of Lena, English, Arabic "bright, beautiful; noble; delicate, soft"
Meaning"bright, beautiful; noble; delicate, soft"
About Leyna
This variation of the international name Lena is currently a rising star in France where it has nearly doubled in use over the last decade. In this case, it could be used as a short form of Aleyna, an Arabic name meaning "delicate, soft" or "to us" which is also popular in France.
The name was used by musician Billy Joel in his 1980 song, "All for Leyna".
Pronounced LAY-nuh.
As of October 2026, Leyna ranked #3191 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1781 in 2006.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,404 | 76 | 42.5 |
| 2015 | #2,491 | 73 | 40.9 |
| 2016 | #2,496 | 73 | 41.2 |
| 2017 | #2,999 | 55 | 31.9 |
| 2018 | #3,640 | 42 | 24.7 |
| 2019 | #2,979 | 55 | 32.8 |
| 2020 | #3,206 | 49 | 30.3 |
| 2021 | #3,369 | 47 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | #2,807 | 61 | 37.2 |
| 2023 | #2,662 | 66 | 41.1 |
| 2024 | #4,075 | 36 | 22.2 |
| 2025 | #3,191 | 50 | 31.1 |
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