Leia
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning weary; a form of leah.
How Leia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #420 |
| 2016 | #321 |
| 2017 | #279 |
| 2018 | #296 |
| 2019 | #334 |
| 2020 | #296 |
| 2021 | #298 |
| 2022 | #256 |
| 2023 | #211 |
| 2024 | #290 |
| 2025 | #297 |
Leia by the numbers
In 2025, 95 babies in England and Wales were named Leia. In the US, 1,151 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
- Liaweary; a form of Leah948 in the US (2017)
- Leaweary; form of Leah63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leladivine play; a form of Leela142 in the US (2017)
- Lexadefender of mankind; a diminutive of alexandra115 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Leia
Names that are said the same way as Leia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Leighameadow or field; a modern respelling of Leigh137 in the US (2017)
- Leiahweary; variant of Leah56 in the US (2017)
- Leyahweary; a variant spelling of Leah54 in the US (2017)
- Leeyahweary; a modern spelling of Leah18 in the US (2017)
- Leya34 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Leia
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