Leyah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning weary; a variant spelling of Leah.
Leyah by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Leyah. In the US, 54 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 American peak was 83 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Leah
Like Leyah, 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.
- Liaweary; a form of Leah948 in the US (2017)
- Leaweary; form of Leah63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Liahweary; a form of Leah153 in the US (2017)
- Liyaweary; a form of Leah64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Analeegrace and God; a blend of Anna and Leah82 in the US (2017)
- Leighannmeadow; a form of Leah with Ann22 in the US (2017)
- Analiegrace and God; a blend of Anna and Leah21 in the US (2017)
- Annaleighagrace and light combined; blend of Anna and Leah20 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Leyah
Names that are said the same way as Leyah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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