Lea
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning weary; form of Leah.
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 |
Lea by the numbers
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.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 593 babies in 1970, making it a 1970s name.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 3,100 American girls born that year was called Lea.
Names that come from Lea
Forms of Lea in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leannameadow; a form of Lea or Leanne378 in the US (2017)
- Annaleahgrace and meadow; a modern blend of Anna and Lea83 in the US (2017)
- Leanameadow; a form of Leanne or Lea73 in the US (2017)
- Annaleagrace and lea meadow; a modern blend of Anna and Lea30 in the US (2017)
- Emmaleawhole and meadow; blend of Emma and Lea12 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Leah
Like Lea, each of these traces back to Leah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Liahweary; a form of Leah153 in the US (2017)
- Liyaweary; a form of Leah64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Liyahweary; a form of Leah87 in the US (2017)
- Analeegrace and God; a blend of Anna and Leah82 in the US (2017)
- Layahweary; a variant spelling of Leah72 in the US (2017)
- Leiahweary; variant of Leah56 in the US (2017)
- Leyahweary; a variant spelling of Leah54 in the US (2017)
- Leighannmeadow; a form of Leah with Ann22 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lea. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lea
Names that are said the same way as Lea, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.