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Leia

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Weary
English
Hawaiian

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Star/Planet

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leia

Pronunciation

leia

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #211, 1,424 births); most recent 2025 (rank #297, 1,033 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20251,033
20241,094
20231,424
20221,216
20211,076
20201,088
2019957
20181,120
20171,161
20161,016

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

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #272, 168 births); most recent 2025 (rank #426, 95 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202595
2024114
2023139
2022168
2021109
2020115
2019115
2018140
2017149
2016123

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

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #167, 377 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023377
2022349
2021288
2020292
2019282
2018298
2017284
2016215
2015231
2014245

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 2022 (rank #306, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #308, 13 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202513
20248
20239
202214
202111
202011
20196
201813
20175
20168

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

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #210, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
202411
202315
202215
202110
202014
201917
201812
201719
201621

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 2007 (rank #245, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #264, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20236
20225
20215
20206
20194
20183
20174
20163

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 2017 (rank #215, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #294, 11 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202311
202212
202114
202011
201912
201810
201717
201612
20157
20145

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