Holding steady.
Popularity of Leanndra since 1981
Babies named Leanndra per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 41 |
| 2000s | 42 |
| 2010s | 20 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Leanndra is a modern American name that emerged in the early 1980s as part of a trend of invented names built around popular suffixes. It first appeared in Social Security records in 1981, and its highest usage came in 1987, which remains its peak year. The name has never cracked the top 1,000, indicating it has always been a rare choice. Its trajectory has been stable but with very low usage, and it has not seen a revival in recent decades. Despite its low frequency, Leanndra fits stylistically with other feminine coinages of the 1980s, blending a familiar Lee sound with the fashionable -andra ending. The name did not appear in any top state data, consistent with its overall rarity.
Leanndra is a modern invented name, formed by blending Lee (from Old English leah 'wood, clearing') or the prefix Le- with -andra, a popular suffix derived from Andrea or Alexandra. It first appeared in the United States in the early 1980s and saw modest use, peaking in 1987. As a coinage, it has no traditional etymology beyond its component elements.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lee, Andi, Lea
Sibling names for Leanndra
Names that share Leanndra's style, for a brother or sister.
