Leeah
Girl · LEE-a · Hebrew
Leeah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “possibly weary”. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Leeah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Leah; biblical Hebrew name
“possibly weary”
In the Bible Leah was Jacob's first wife, the elder sister of Rachel, and mother of six of his sons.
- Say it
- LEE-a
Meaning borrowed from Leah. More on Wiktionary.
Is Leeah a girl's or a boy's name?
Leeah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leeah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Leeah, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 2012, with 84 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had fewer girls named Leeah than any year since 1993.
Half of all the girls named Leeah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,018 girls in the US were given Leeah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #36, up from #8,360 for this spelling alone.
Leeah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4,161 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4,560 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4,065 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 52 | #3,177 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3,224 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,597 |
| 2012 | 84 | #2,232 |
| 2011 | 73 | #2,482 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,670 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,704 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3,652 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3,261 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Names like Leeah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Selah Hadassah Salem Aaliyah Lilith Brielle Lainey Raya Eden Layla Leia Azariah
Other spellings of Leeah
Names related to Leeah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias