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Leia

Girl

Meaning of Leia: Hebrew: 'weary'

Leia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 301st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 377th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#301

1,033 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#377

114 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,778

First recorded 1949 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 126 babies1982: 99 babies1983: 135 babies1984: 94 babies1985: 86 babies1986: 70 babies1987: 73 babies1988: 66 babies1989: 63 babies1990: 69 babies19901991: 60 babies1992: 67 babies1993: 65 babies1994: 48 babies1995: 87 babies1996: 65 babies1997: 106 babies1998: 94 babies1999: 103 babies2000: 123 babies20002001: 125 babies2002: 152 babies2003: 142 babies2004: 160 babies2005: 206 babies2006: 272 babies2007: 288 babies2008: 293 babies2009: 342 babies2010: 323 babies20102011: 351 babies2012: 422 babies2013: 509 babies2014: 611 babies2015: 766 babies2016: 1,016 babies2017: 1,162 babies2018: 1,120 babies2019: 958 babies2020: 1,088 babies20202021: 1,078 babies2022: 1,216 babies2023: 1,424 babies2024: 1,099 babies2025: 1,033 babies
US babies named Leia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,424.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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