Leeza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-zuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Leeza is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leeza mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Liza, a short form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
Respelling of Liza, a short form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva.
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Is Leeza a girl's or a boy's name?
Leeza is a girls' name.
How popular is Leeza in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leeza in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leeza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Leeza in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 108 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Leeza in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leeza in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 57 | #2,325 |
| 1996 | 52 | #2,447 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,977 |
| 1994 | 108 | #1,462 |
| 1993 | 78 | #1,837 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 50 | #2,478 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Names like Leeza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hiba, Summer, Faiza, Saba, Huda, Laiba, Salma, Zaira, Aysha, Hafsa, Rahma
Names related to Leeza
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, “Leeza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leeza, updated 20 October 2026.