Leya
Leya was the 2166th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 881 places. More babies were named Leya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,166 girls, up 448 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202586 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,705babies recorded
Leya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,166 | 86 |
| 2020 | #2,614 | 65 |
| 2010 | #3,390 | 48 |
| 2000 | #5,080 | 23 |
| 1990 | #6,700 | 13 |
| 1980 | #5,414 | 13 |
| 1970 | #6,095 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leya, counting every spelling?
Leya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,189 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,166 for Leya on its own. Together these spellings went to 180 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leya | 86 | #2,166 | 382 |
| Layah | 57 | #2,948 | 290 |
| Leyah | 28 | #4,828 | 166 |
| Leeya | — | — | 35 |
| Leeyah | 9 | #10,548 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Leya?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leya?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Leya are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 23. That makes Leya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Leya by state
How common Leya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.7×), California (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Leya
How popular is the name Leya?
Leya was the 2166th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 881 places. More babies were named Leya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Leya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leya in the US.
Where is Leya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leya was most common in Michigan (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.