Leah-May
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-a-MAY
- Origin
- Hebrew
Leah-May is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “possibly weary + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leah-May mean?
Hebrew: Leah + May
“possibly weary + the month of May”
Joins Leah (Hebrew, “possibly weary”) and May (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Leah and May.
Is Leah-May a girl's or a boy's name?
Leah-May is a girls' name.
How popular is Leah-May in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leah-May in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leah-May in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
Names like Leah-May
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Aaliyah, Zainab, Isabelle, Safa, Safiya, Lily, Aaminah, Taliyah, Sumayyah, Humaira, Layla
Names related to Leah-May
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leah-May: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leah-may, updated 20 October 2026.