Woman from Magdala in the Magdalene-family route; a shining-root proposal in the Helena route.
Magdaleena and Matleena belong to the place-derived Magdalene family. Helena belongs to a different Greek name family whose older root remains a proposal. These are separate accounts, not meanings assigned to every bearer.
Origin
Finnish and Estonian familiar-form traditions, including Magdaleena; Finnish also records Matleena and Helena.
These documented traditions are distinct from an earlier licensed Irish label that remains independently unverified.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
53 · preliminary
567
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
20 (rounded to 5)
1686
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
80
502
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Girls
4
632
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2024
Girls
3
898
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
212
1113
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: Estonian
Checked against cited source
The exact language section records a female given name, separately from the river-name sense. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Language of use: Finnish
Checked against cited source
The exact language section records a female given name, separately from the river-name sense. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Meaning: Woman from Magdala in the Magdalene-family route; a shining-root proposal in the Helena route.
Checked against cited source
Magdaleena and Matleena belong to the place-derived Magdalene family. Helena belongs to a different Greek name family whose older root remains a proposal. These are separate accounts, not meanings assigned to every bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Magdaleena&oldid=92143610; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Matleena&oldid=92188451; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Magdalene&oldid=93472123; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Helena&oldid=93515540; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E1%BC%99%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%B7&oldid=93426926. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: /ˈleːnɑ/ (Finnish)
Checked against cited source
Finnish IPA from the personal-name section; this is not an English pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Short form of: Helena
Checked against cited source
A documented Finnish familiar-form relationship; Estonian specifically records the Magdaleena route. These names retain separate statistics. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Short form of: Magdaleena
Checked against cited source
A documented Finnish familiar-form relationship; Estonian specifically records the Magdaleena route. These names retain separate statistics. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Short form of: Matleena
Checked against cited source
A documented Finnish familiar-form relationship; Estonian specifically records the Magdaleena route. These names retain separate statistics. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Origin: Finnish and Estonian familiar-form traditions, including Magdaleena; Finnish also records Matleena and Helena.
Checked against cited source
These documented traditions are distinct from an earlier licensed Irish label that remains independently unverified. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
The original licensed label is preserved for further review. The checked dictionary establishes separate Finnish and Estonian name-family traditions; it does not verify that Irish derivation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leena&oldid=92134860. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name evidence and retained its language or individual-use scope. No source prose, roster, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.