girl's name
Leeah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,387
Leeah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2012, when 84 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
Leeah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 85 |
| 1990s | 165 |
| 2000s | 416 |
| 2010s | 544 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 107 |
How popular is Leeah?
In 2025, Leeah was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leeah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Leeah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leeah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leeah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leeah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leeah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leeah
How popular is the name Leeah?
In 2025, Leeah was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leeah a girl's or a boy's name?
Leeah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leeah most popular?
Leeah peaked in 2012, when 84 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Leeah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leeah currently ranks #8,416 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.