Leia
Girl · LAY-a · Hebrew
Leia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “possibly weary”. In 2025 it ranked 426th for girls in the UK (105 babies) and 297th for girls in the US (1,033 babies).
What does Leia mean?
Hebrew: Greek form of Leah, made famous by Star Wars
“possibly weary”
Famous from Princess Leia in Star Wars (1977); Leia is also the Greek biblical form of Leah.
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Is Leia a girl's or a boy's name?
Leia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 105 girls in the UK and 1,033 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #426among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 105about 1 in 2,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 105 girls in the UK were named Leia, making it the 426th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 363rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 188 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Leia than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Leia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 191 girls in the UK were given Leia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #272, up from #426 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 426th in England and Wales and 324th in Scotland.
Leia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | #426 |
| 2024 | 125 | #383 |
| 2023 | 160 | #305 |
| 2022 | 188 | #269 |
| 2021 | 124 | #398 |
| 2020 | 135 | #363 |
| 2019 | 136 | #358 |
| 2018 | 155 | #335 |
| 2017 | 172 | #309 |
| 2016 | 147 | #357 |
| 2015 | 106 | #461 |
| 2014 | 93 | #508 |
| 2013 | 94 | #494 |
| 2012 | 84 | #555 |
| 2011 | 98 | #479 |
| 2010 | 87 | #521 |
| 2009 | 93 | #491 |
| 2008 | 83 | #517 |
| 2007 | 84 | #503 |
| 2006 | 80 | #515 |
| 2005 | 97 | #431 |
| 2004 | 61 | #571 |
| 2003 | 73 | #495 |
| 2002 | 83 | #431 |
| 2001 | 71 | #473 |
| 2000 | 73 | #462 |
| 1999 | 99 | #370 |
| 1998 | 83 | #420 |
| 1997 | 53 | #560 |
| 1996 | 43 | #622 |
How popular is Leia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #297among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,033about 1 in 1,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,033 girls in the US were named Leia, making it the 297th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 296th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 1,424 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
2025 had fewer girls named Leia than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Leia in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,399 girls in the US were given Leia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #249, up from #297 for this spelling alone.
Leia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,033 | #297 |
| 2024 | 1,099 | #289 |
| 2023 | 1,424 | #211 |
| 2022 | 1,216 | #256 |
| 2021 | 1,078 | #295 |
| 2020 | 1,088 | #296 |
| 2019 | 958 | #334 |
| 2018 | 1,120 | #296 |
| 2017 | 1,162 | #278 |
| 2016 | 1,016 | #322 |
| 2015 | 766 | #420 |
| 2014 | 611 | #509 |
| 2013 | 509 | #569 |
| 2012 | 422 | #670 |
| 2011 | 351 | #774 |
| 2010 | 323 | #832 |
| 2009 | 342 | #824 |
| 2008 | 293 | #930 |
| 2007 | 288 | #937 |
| 2006 | 272 | #961 |
| 2005 | 206 | #1,134 |
| 2004 | 160 | #1,328 |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,394 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,287 |
| 2001 | 125 | #1,498 |
| 2000 | 123 | #1,489 |
| 1999 | 103 | #1,619 |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,688 |
| 1997 | 106 | #1,523 |
| 1996 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,680 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 65 | #2,085 |
| 1992 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1991 | 60 | #2,183 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,970 |
| 1989 | 63 | #1,993 |
| 1988 | 66 | #1,859 |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,661 |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,668 |
| 1985 | 86 | #1,444 |
| 1984 | 94 | #1,307 |
| 1983 | 135 | #1,037 |
| 1982 | 99 | #1,284 |
| 1981 | 126 | #1,102 |
| 1980 | 162 | #921 |
| 1979 | 118 | #1,136 |
| 1978 | 156 | #910 |
| 1977 | 98 | #1,231 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 20 | #3,403 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 29 | #2,542 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1966 | 26 | #2,356 |
| 1965 | 31 | #2,110 |
| 1964 | 21 | #2,751 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,740 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
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