Leen is a distinctive choice, ranked #547 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Leen in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#547
About the Name Leen
Leen has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #547. The name has climbed 497 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Leen is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Leen
Unlikely. With around 71 UK babies named Leen per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Leen in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Leen is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 497 places over the last five years to #547 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Leen is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Leen include: Leen Mohammed — Leen Mohammed Al-Blehid is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia women's...; Leen van Steensel — Leendert van Steensel is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who manages FC Lisse.; Leen Poortvliet — Leen Poortvliet is a Dutch racing cyclist..
Leen does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Leens in the wild.
71
UK babies named Leen (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 497 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leen
Likely around 1 other Leen in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Leen
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Leen Mohammed Al-Blehid is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia women's national team.
Leendert van Steensel is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who manages FC Lisse. Van Steensel primarily played as a centre back for Utrecht, Carl Zeiss Jena, Excelsior and Capelle.
Leen Poortvliet is a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1969 Tour de France and won the 16th 4 Jours de Dunkerque / Tour du Nord-pas-de-Calais(SPP) in 1970.
Leendert Cornelis "Leen" van Dijke is a Dutch retired politician and management consultant. A member of the now-defunct Reformatory Political Federation (RPF), he was its last party leader from 1994 to 2001; he co-founded the Christian Union (CU) as a merger of the RPF and Reformed Political League (GPV).