Leandra
Feminine form of Leander, from the Greek Leandros, joining leon, lion, with aner, man; Leander swims the Hellespont in Greek myth.
Leandra in 2025
Leandra was given to 42 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,364th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 78,937 babies born.
The history of Leandra
Leandra reached its highest point in 1989, when 275 babies were given the name, ranking 1,302nd that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 7,067 babies have been named Leandra. Half of them were born before 1992, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Leandra by decade
| Decade | Babies named Leandra | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 5,696 |
| 1920s | 50 | 6,102 |
| 1930s | 65 | 4,092 |
| 1940s | 136 | 3,476 |
| 1950s | 187 | 3,674 |
| 1960s | 362 | 2,050 |
| 1970s | 696 | 1,952 |
| 1980s | 1,502 | 1,302 |
| 1990s | 2,063 | 1,416 |
| 2000s | 1,103 | 2,329 |
| 2010s | 647 | 3,525 |
| 2020s | 230 | 6,043 |
Where Leandra is heading
Leandra has fallen 16% over the past decade, from 50 babies in 2015 to 42 in 2025.
Names like Leandra
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Leandra.