Lea
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning weary; form of Leah.
Babies a year
63
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#848
down from #834
UK popularity
#622
63 babies · down from #603
How Lea has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #739 |
| 2016 | #690 |
| 2017 | #810 |
| 2018 | #710 |
| 2019 | #727 |
| 2020 | #753 |
| 2021 | #755 |
| 2022 | #785 |
| 2023 | #801 |
| 2024 | #834 |
| 2025 | #848 |
In 2025, 63 babies in England and Wales were named Lea. In the US, 335 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 593 in 1970.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lea was most common in 1970, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex.
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