Léna

Meaning and origin of Léna

Popularity of Léna in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2009.
• Over recent years, Léna has been stable (−3.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Léna every 1.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Léna in English-speaking countries

Léna ranks 142^nd in Ontario (Canada), 165^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 176^th in Scotland, against 27^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  165^th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 696

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  142^nd girls’ name217 babies in 3 years1 girl in 712+3.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  176^th girls’ name69 babies in 3 years1 girl in 788−7.3% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  290^th girls’ name39 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,077

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  225^th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,138

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  266^th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,251

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  274^th girls’ name3,481 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,388+0.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  277^th girls’ name489 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,570−10.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Léna, Lena, Lëna and Lèna are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lena485
• Lëna10
• Lèna5
• Lehna (in French)185
• Lenna (in French)65
• Leena60
• Léhna (in French)35
• Lénna (in French)20
• Lenah10
• Lénah10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Léna

• Chloé
• Zoé
• Iris
• Agathe
• Margot
• Margaux
• Théa
• Inès
• Sasha
• Maya
• Sofia
• Zélie

See also

• →French names of Greek origin
• 27^thTop 100 French girl names