785,391births recorded
29Countries
12Variants
2001Peak · France
#7Germany (large cities) 2025
Leah is a girl name family recorded 785,391 times in 29 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Germany's large cities (#7 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 2001, at 1,411.6 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Léa (France, Austria, Switzerland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Leah
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah | English | 256,954 | 🇺🇸 United States | #58 | 2009 | ▼ 23 % |
| Leah | English | 33,458 | 🏴 England & Wales | #183 | 2002 | ▼ 42 % |
| Leah | English | 11,010 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #62 | 2009 | ▼ 47 % |
| Leah | English | 8,423 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #55 | 2004 | ▼ 36 % |
| Leah | English | 4,748 | 🏴 Scotland | #135 | 2005 | ▼ 65 % |
| Leah | English | 4,703 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #22 | 2023 | ▲ 66 % |
| Léa | French | 217,100 | 🇫🇷 France | #38 | 2001 | ▼ 60 % |
| Léa | French | 34,468 | 🇺🇸 United States | #848 | 1970 | ▼ 6 % |
| Léa | French | 13,292 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #11 | 2005 | ▼ 21 % |
| Léa | French | 12,994 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #11 | 2004 | ▼ 33 % |
| Léa | French | 11,344 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #31 | 2003 | ▼ 20 % |
| Léa | French | 9,645 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #19 | 2002 | ▼ 36 % |
| Lia | Italian | 28,516 | 🇺🇸 United States | #200 | 2024 | ▲ 71 % |
| Lia | Italian | 10,812 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #563 | 1922 | ▲ 436 % |
| Lia | Italian | 6,996 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #41 | 2021 | – |
| Lia | Italian | 6,555 | 🇫🇷 France | #323 | 2023 | ▼ 31 % |
| Lia | Italian | 5,005 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #8 | 2019 | ▲ 5 % |
| Lia | Italian | 3,316 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #16 | 2020 | ▲ 46 % |
| Lya | French | 15,885 | 🇫🇷 France | #74 | 2022 | ▼ 17 % |
| Lya | French | 971 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2822 | 2019 | ▲ 34 % |
| Lya | French | 828 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #293 | 2015 | ▼ 53 % |
| Lya | French | 807 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #171 | 2022 | ▲ 77 % |
| Lya | French | 442 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #266 | 2023 | ▲ 17 % |
| Lya | French | 158 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #377 | 2020 | ▲ 5 % |
| Liya | Italian | 4,330 | 🇫🇷 France | #366 | 2020 | ▼ 3 % |
| Liya | Italian | 2,375 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1341 | 2025 | ▲ 108 % |
| Liya | Italian | 1,845 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #279 | 2025 | ▲ 18 % |
| Liya | Italian | 990 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #101 | 2019 | – |
| Liya | Italian | 832 | 🏴 England & Wales | #610 | 2024 | ▲ 101 % |
| Liya | Italian | 517 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #281 | 2020 | ▲ 147 % |
| Liyah | French | 2,200 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3832 | 2005 | ▼ 56 % |
| Liyah | French | 1,945 | 🇫🇷 France | #589 | 2019 | ▼ 6 % |
| Liyah | French | 215 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3705 | 2002 | ▼ 18 % |
| Liyah | French | 176 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #463 | 2021 | – |
| Liyah | French | 116 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1289 | 2021 | ▼ 3 % |
| Liyah | French | 76 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #788 | 2022 | – |
| Liah | French | 2,711 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1318 | 2022 | ▲ 59 % |
| Liah | French | 405 | 🇫🇷 France | #3013 | 2017 | ▼ 37 % |
| Liah | French | 292 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #515 | 2021 | ▼ 51 % |
| Liah | French | 291 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #901 | 2016 | ▼ 61 % |
| Liah | French | 213 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2018 | – |
| Liah | French | 145 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3705 | 2005 | new |
| Lyah | French | 2,215 | 🇫🇷 France | #585 | 2020 | ▼ 46 % |
| Lyah | French | 371 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7885 | 2018 | ▼ 24 % |
| Lyah | French | 127 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1023 | 2017 | ▼ 10 % |
| Lyah | French | 44 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2019 | – |
| Lyah | French | 10 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2014 | – |
| Leeah | English | 1,333 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8362 | 2012 | ▼ 74 % |
| Leeah | English | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Leeah | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2013 | – |
| Leea | English | 678 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2000 | – |
| Leea | English | 51 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2277 | 2025 | – |
| Leea | English | 7 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2021 | – |
| Leea | English | 6 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2024 | – |
| Leea | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2023 | – |
| Leaha | English | 567 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10917 | 1990 | new |
| Leaha | English | 19 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Lyha | French | 320 | 🇫🇷 France | #3433 | 2016 | ▼ 75 % |
How we grouped these names
- Léa ↔ Leah — checked by hand
- Léa ↔ Lia — verified against linguistic sources
- Leah ↔ Leeah — spelling variant
- Leah ↔ Leea — spelling variant
- Leah ↔ Leaha — spelling variant
- Lia ↔ Lya — spelling variant
- Lia ↔ Liya — spelling variant
- Lia ↔ Liyah — spelling variant
- Lia ↔ Liah — spelling variant
- Lia ↔ Lyah — spelling variant
- Lia ↔ Lyha — spelling variant
Questions about Leah
How popular is the name Leah?
In 2025 it ranked #7 in Germany's large cities. Official registers record 785,391 births across 29 countries.
What is Leah in other languages?
Léa (French); Lia (Italian); Lya (French); Liya (Italian); Liyah (French); Liah (French); Lyah (French); Leeah (English); Leea (English); Leaha (English).
When was Leah most popular?
It peaked in France in 2001, at 1,411.6 births per 100,000.
Is Leah a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Leah is a girl name.