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Leyah

Girl

Meaning of Leyah: Hebrew: 'weary'

Leyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4590th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4590

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,261

First recorded 1994 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 33 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 42 babies2008: 54 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 82 babies20102011: 83 babies2012: 72 babies2013: 76 babies2014: 67 babies2015: 61 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 54 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Leyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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