Lea: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced LEE-uh · 2 syllables

From Hebrew (Le'a).

How popular is Lea?

Lea was the #848 name in the US in 2025, given to 321 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1970.

Babies named Lea in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1970).

Half of US adults named Lea are older than 51; most are between 23 and 72. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Lea have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Lea is pronounced LEE-uh.

Lea was the #848 name in the US in 2025, given to 321 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1970.

Half of US adults named Lea are older than 51. Most are between 23 and 72.