51,327births recorded
20Countries
10Variants
2023Peak · Sweden
#37Sweden 2025
Leia is a girl name family recorded 51,327 times in 20 countries since 1949. It ranks highest today in Sweden (#37 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Sweden in 2023, at 448.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Leja (Slovenia), Leya (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.
All forms of Leia
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leia | Swedish | 18,778 | 🇺🇸 United States | #297 | 2023 | ▲ 51 % |
| Leia | Swedish | 5,670 | 🇫🇷 France | #292 | 2023 | ▲ 64 % |
| Leia | Swedish | 4,030 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #37 | 2023 | ▲ 88 % |
| Leia | Swedish | 2,663 | 🏴 England & Wales | #426 | 2022 | ▲ 25 % |
| Leia | Swedish | 684 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #257 | 2023 | ▲ 34 % |
| Leia | Swedish | 482 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #281 | 2017 | ▲ 16 % |
| Leya | French | 4,465 | 🇫🇷 France | #102 | 2024 | ▲ 471 % |
| Leya | French | 1,705 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2153 | 2025 | ▲ 72 % |
| Leya | French | 549 | 🏴 England & Wales | #997 | 2024 | ▲ 161 % |
| Leya | French | 490 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #135 | 2023 | ▲ 363 % |
| Leya | French | 480 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #140 | 2025 | ▲ 208 % |
| Leya | French | 363 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #420 | 2025 | ▲ 177 % |
| Leyah | French | 1,261 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4758 | 2011 | ▼ 49 % |
| Leyah | French | 505 | 🇫🇷 France | #783 | 2023 | ▲ 654 % |
| Leyah | French | 98 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2002 | – |
| Leyah | French | 27 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #526 | 2025 | – |
| Leyah | French | 5 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2020 | – |
| Leiah | Swedish | 1,438 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4265 | 2012 | ▼ 28 % |
| Leiah | Swedish | 135 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2010 | – |
| Leiah | Swedish | 26 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2002 | – |
| Leiah | Swedish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2023 | – |
| Leja | Slovene | 656 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #180 | 2006 | ▼ 63 % |
| Leja | Slovene | 467 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3034 | 2018 | ▼ 76 % |
| Leja | Slovene | 152 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2013 | – |
| Leja | Slovene | 99 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2017 | – |
| Leja | Slovene | 20 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2021 | – |
| Leja | Slovene | 18 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | – | 2016 | – |
| Leiya | French | 525 | 🇫🇷 France | #774 | 2025 | ▲ 488 % |
| Leiya | French | 343 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6838 | 2021 | ▲ 60 % |
| Leeya | English | 524 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2009 | – |
| Leeya | English | 102 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2012 | – |
| Leeya | English | 75 | 🇫🇷 France | #4378 | 2021 | ▲ 27 % |
| Leeya | English | 7 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2011 | – |
| Leeyah | French | 392 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10107 | 2011 | ▼ 56 % |
| Leeyah | French | 190 | 🇫🇷 France | #4058 | 2023 | ▼ 58 % |
| Lija | Slovene | 291 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #129 | 2020 | ▼ 11 % |
| Lija | Slovene | 42 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #396 | 2025 | – |
| Lija | Slovene | 11 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2014 | – |
| Leïyah | French | 273 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2011 | – |
| Leïyah | French | 65 | 🇫🇷 France | #4269 | 2024 | ▲ 27 % |
How we grouped these names
- Leja ↔ Leya — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Leja ↔ Lija — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Leia ↔ Leya — spelling variant
- Leia ↔ Leyah — spelling variant
- Leia ↔ Leiah — spelling variant
- Leia ↔ Leiya — spelling variant
- Leia ↔ Leeya — spelling variant
- Leia ↔ Leeyah — spelling variant
- Leia ↔ Leïyah — spelling variant
Questions about Leia
How popular is the name Leia?
In 2025 it ranked #37 in Sweden. Official registers record 51,327 births across 20 countries.
What is Leia in other languages?
Leya (French); Leyah (French); Leiah (Swedish); Leja (Slovene); Leiya (French); Leeya (English); Leeyah (French); Lija (Slovene); Leïyah (French).
When was Leia most popular?
It peaked in Sweden in 2023, at 448.9 births per 100,000.
Is Leia a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Leia is a girl name.