Leeya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Leeya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Leeya come from?
Hebrew: spelling of Leya; probably a spelling of Leah or Leia
Meaning borrowed from Leya. More on Wiktionary.
Is Leeya a girl's or a boy's name?
Leeya is a girls' name.
How popular is Leeya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leeya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leeya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Leeya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Leeya in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leeya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3,618 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
Names like Leeya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya, Safa, Anaya, Anya, Maya, Zainab, Hafsa, Amaya, Arya, Ayah, Hawa, Maryam
Names related to Leeya
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leeya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leeya, updated 20 October 2026.