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Leya

Girl

Meaning of Leya: Spanish: 'loyalty'

Leya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2091st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 918th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2091

86 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#918

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,705

First recorded 1968 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 39 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 46 babies2009: 48 babies2010: 48 babies20102011: 41 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 63 babies2017: 52 babies2018: 52 babies2019: 72 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 74 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 76 babies2024: 79 babies2025: 86 babies
US babies named Leya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 86.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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