Leya
Girl · LAY-a · Hebrew
Leya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 996th for girls in the UK (37 babies) and 2,153rd for girls in the US (86 babies).
Where does Leya come from?
Hebrew: probably a spelling of Leah or Leia
- Say it
- LAY-a
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leya a girl's or a boy's name?
Leya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 girls in the UK and 86 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #996among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 7,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the UK were named Leya, making it the 996th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,147th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 42 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 191 girls in the UK were given Leya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #272, up from #996 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Leya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #996 |
| 2024 | 42 | #907 |
| 2023 | 40 | #949 |
| 2022 | 30 | #1,187 |
| 2021 | 34 | #1,078 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,813 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,461 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,411 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Leya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,153among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 86about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 86 girls in the US were named Leya, making it the 2,153rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,597th. It first appears in the records in 1968.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Leya of any year since it first appeared, in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Leya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,399 girls in the US were given Leya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #249, up from #2,153 for this spelling alone.
Leya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | #2,153 |
| 2024 | 79 | #2,327 |
| 2023 | 76 | #2,379 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,604 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,416 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,597 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,451 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3,106 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3,091 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,739 |
| 2015 | 56 | #3,024 |
| 2014 | 46 | #3,423 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2010 | 48 | #3,359 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3,528 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3,329 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 39 | #3,685 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
Names like Leya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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