Leiah
Girl · LAY-a · Hebrew
Leiah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “possibly weary”. In 2025 it ranked 4,264th for girls in the US (33 babies).
What does Leiah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Leia; 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.
- Say it
- LAY-a
Meaning borrowed from Leia. More on Wiktionary.
Is Leiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Leiah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leiah 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 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leiah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Leiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,264among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 49,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the US were named Leiah, making it the 4,264th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,281st. Its busiest year was 2012, with 78 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
2025 had fewer girls named Leiah than any year since 2004.
Half of all the girls named Leiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,399 girls in the US were given Leiah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #249, up from #4,264 for this spelling alone.
Leiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,831 |
| 2022 | 42 | #3,651 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3,281 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3,171 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,610 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,903 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2015 | 51 | #3,211 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,803 |
| 2012 | 78 | #2,373 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3,221 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,614 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3,785 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3,400 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Leiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leah Hannah Mia Layla Lily Lyra Safa Zainab Eden Ellie Raya Aaliyah
Other spellings of Leiah
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