Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Meadow
- English
- Hawaiian
- Mythological goddess of canoe builders
- Spanish
Syllables
1
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lea
Pronunciation
lea
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1926 (rank #1660, 21 births); most recent 1989 (rank #7903, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #397, 593 births); most recent 2025 (rank #848, 321 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 321 |
| 2024 | – | 324 |
| 2023 | – | 349 |
| 2022 | – | 362 |
| 2021 | – | 377 |
| 2020 | – | 362 |
| 2019 | – | 389 |
| 2018 | – | 410 |
| 2017 | – | 337 |
| 2016 | – | 422 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3645, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #503, 86 births); most recent 2025 (rank #622, 63 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 63 |
| 2024 | – | 65 |
| 2023 | – | 57 |
| 2022 | – | 72 |
| 2021 | – | 69 |
| 2020 | – | 85 |
| 2019 | – | 77 |
| 2018 | – | 71 |
| 2017 | – | 86 |
| 2016 | – | 60 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #2175, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #1, 10,702 births); most recent 2023 (rank #25, 1,619 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 1,619 |
| 2022 | – | 1,846 |
| 2021 | – | 2,105 |
| 2020 | – | 2,480 |
| 2019 | – | 2,762 |
| 2018 | – | 2,886 |
| 2017 | – | 3,065 |
| 2016 | – | 3,499 |
| 2015 | – | 3,670 |
| 2014 | – | 4,136 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #248, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 18 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #311, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #261, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4 |
| 2024 | – | 5 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | 4 |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | – | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #312, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #446, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #309, 11 births); most recent 2022 (rank #643, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence