Leah
From the Hebrew Le'ah, the elder daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob. Its meaning is debated, with weary and an Akkadian word for cow both proposed.
Leah in 2025
Leah was given to 3,880 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 151st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 854 babies born.
The history of Leah
Leah reached its highest point in 2009, when 6,799 babies were given the name, ranking 99th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 92nd, in 2010.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 256,954 babies have been named Leah. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Leah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Leah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 809 | 310 |
| 1890s | 1,671 | 288 |
| 1900s | 1,747 | 305 |
| 1910s | 4,253 | 420 |
| 1920s | 4,453 | 525 |
| 1930s | 3,539 | 576 |
| 1940s | 3,495 | 629 |
| 1950s | 5,960 | 609 |
| 1960s | 12,775 | 359 |
| 1970s | 21,221 | 192 |
| 1980s | 36,210 | 158 |
| 1990s | 34,138 | 180 |
| 2000s | 45,510 | 99 |
| 2010s | 56,113 | 92 |
| 2020s | 25,060 | 124 |
Where Leah is heading
Leah has fallen 31% over the past decade, from 5,636 babies in 2015 to 3,880 in 2025.
Names like Leah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Leah.