Lear

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning lore or learning.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Lear by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Lear.

Its American peak was 23 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lear. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Leamto gleam, shine18 in the US (2017)
  • Leafa plant part; nature reference6 in the US (2017)
  • Lean18 in the US (2017)
  • Lemar4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leart4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Levar7 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Lear

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