Leah is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #58 in 2025.
Leah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #58 for girl births in the United States (and #151 across all names), given to 3,880 babies — 3,915 including U.S. territories. Leah was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2009 (6,790 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,880 | 3,915 | #58 | — |
| 2024 | 3,988 | 4,041 | #53 | — |
| 2023 | 3,976 | 4,033 | #53 | — |
| 2022 | 4,202 | 4,255 | #52 | #11,715 |
| 2021 | 4,474 | 4,531 | #46 | — |
| 2020 | 4,540 | 4,624 | #45 | #7,851 |
| 2019 | 4,789 | 4,881 | #43 | #8,606 |
| 2018 | 5,047 | 5,128 | #41 | #8,557 |
| 2017 | 5,211 | 5,297 | #40 | #8,550 |
| 2016 | 5,440 | 5,529 | #37 | #11,583 |
| 2015 | 5,636 | 5,702 | #36 | — |
| 2014 | 5,618 | 5,675 | #35 | #9,279 |
| 2013 | 5,623 | 5,686 | #32 | #13,268 |
| 2012 | 5,786 | 5,821 | #33 | #13,410 |
| 2011 | 6,410 | 6,443 | #29 | #7,850 |
| 2010 | 6,553 | 6,585 | #24 | #9,328 |
| 2009 | 6,799 | 6,813 | #29 | #8,725 |
| 2008 | 5,645 | 5,655 | #40 | #7,510 |
| 2007 | 4,555 | 4,567 | #67 | — |
| 2006 | 4,665 | 4,665 | #68 | #9,236 |
| 2005 | 4,615 | 4,620 | #68 | #5,761 |
| 2004 | 4,759 | 4,765 | #64 | #5,393 |
| 2003 | 3,930 | 3,930 | #81 | #12,003 |
| 2002 | 3,609 | 3,609 | #87 | #11,751 |
| 2001 | 3,528 | 3,528 | #87 | #8,853 |
| 2000 | 3,405 | 3,405 | #97 | #9,820 |
| 1999 | 3,288 | 3,288 | #103 | — |
| 1998 | 3,223 | 3,223 | #106 | #10,620 |
| 1997 | 3,203 | — | #104 | — |
| 1996 | 3,326 | — | #98 | — |
| 1995 | 3,279 | — | #103 | #9,716 |
| 1994 | 3,205 | — | #101 | — |
| 1993 | 3,419 | — | #92 | #9,584 |
| 1992 | 3,438 | — | #96 | #7,114 |
| 1991 | 3,824 | — | #91 | #6,283 |
| 1990 | 3,933 | — | #82 | #5,634 |
| 1989 | 3,807 | — | #83 | #2,746 |
| 1988 | 3,571 | — | #82 | #3,810 |
| 1987 | 3,466 | — | #82 | #3,879 |
| 1986 | 3,471 | — | #78 | #3,364 |
| 1985 | 3,590 | — | #78 | #2,782 |
| 1984 | 3,544 | — | #83 | #4,409 |
| 1983 | 3,502 | — | #82 | #2,628 |
| 1982 | 3,782 | — | #79 | #2,480 |
| 1981 | 3,819 | — | #81 | #3,754 |
| 1980 | 3,658 | — | #84 | #2,909 |
| 1979 | 3,085 | — | #98 | #3,967 |
| 1978 | 2,718 | — | #108 | #4,396 |
| 1977 | 2,596 | — | #112 | #3,745 |
| 1976 | 2,278 | — | #119 | #4,239 |
| 1975 | 2,126 | — | #132 | #3,812 |
| 1974 | 1,850 | — | #149 | #4,991 |
| 1973 | 1,587 | — | #175 | — |
| 1972 | 1,601 | — | #179 | #4,249 |
| 1971 | 1,699 | — | #184 | #3,546 |
| 1970 | 1,681 | — | #192 | #3,423 |
| 1969 | 1,495 | — | #210 | #4,206 |
| 1968 | 1,621 | — | #195 | #4,477 |
| 1967 | 1,607 | — | #199 | #2,892 |
| 1966 | 1,378 | — | #220 | — |
| 1965 | 1,385 | — | #228 | — |
| 1964 | 1,422 | — | #230 | — |
| 1963 | 1,304 | — | #244 | #4,377 |
| 1962 | 984 | — | #295 | #3,501 |
| 1961 | 806 | — | #332 | — |
| 1960 | 773 | — | #342 | — |
| 1959 | 738 | — | #352 | — |
| 1958 | 667 | — | #357 | — |
| 1957 | 740 | — | #335 | — |
| 1956 | 668 | — | #339 | — |
| 1955 | 592 | — | #356 | — |
| 1954 | 558 | — | #368 | — |
| 1953 | 580 | — | #347 | — |
| 1952 | 496 | — | #374 | — |
| 1951 | 479 | — | #370 | — |
| 1950 | 442 | — | #385 | — |
| 1949 | 451 | — | #369 | — |
| 1948 | 387 | — | #403 | — |
| 1947 | 388 | — | #410 | — |
| 1946 | 324 | — | #431 | — |
| 1945 | 285 | — | #421 | — |
| 1944 | 306 | — | #414 | — |
| 1943 | 308 | — | #419 | — |
| 1942 | 330 | — | #393 | — |
| 1941 | 351 | — | #352 | — |
| 1940 | 365 | — | #334 | — |
| 1939 | 373 | — | #323 | — |
| 1938 | 376 | — | #324 | — |
| 1937 | 408 | — | #307 | — |
| 1936 | 346 | — | #335 | — |
| 1935 | 362 | — | #334 | — |
| 1934 | 395 | — | #315 | — |
| 1933 | 338 | — | #337 | — |
| 1932 | 296 | — | #377 | — |
| 1931 | 319 | — | #360 | — |
| 1930 | 326 | — | #376 | — |
| 1929 | 309 | — | #381 | — |
| 1928 | 405 | — | #332 | — |
| 1927 | 345 | — | #370 | — |
| 1926 | 436 | — | #319 | — |
| 1925 | 444 | — | #316 | — |
| 1924 | 505 | — | #296 | — |
| 1923 | 487 | — | #294 | — |
| 1922 | 485 | — | #293 | — |
| 1921 | 514 | — | #292 | — |
| 1920 | 523 | — | #286 | — |
| 1919 | 527 | — | #278 | — |
| 1918 | 588 | — | #259 | — |
| 1917 | 534 | — | #269 | — |
| 1916 | 514 | — | #266 | — |
| 1915 | 552 | — | #252 | — |
| 1914 | 457 | — | #246 | — |
| 1913 | 370 | — | #248 | — |
| 1912 | 302 | — | #257 | — |
| 1911 | 202 | — | #271 | — |
| 1910 | 207 | — | #269 | — |
| 1909 | 176 | — | #273 | — |
| 1908 | 194 | — | #249 | — |
| 1907 | 200 | — | #234 | — |
| 1906 | 164 | — | #255 | — |
| 1905 | 168 | — | #248 | — |
| 1904 | 149 | — | #259 | — |
| 1903 | 175 | — | #226 | — |
| 1902 | 171 | — | #231 | — |
| 1901 | 184 | — | #211 | — |
| 1900 | 166 | — | #252 | — |
| 1899 | 149 | — | #223 | — |
| 1898 | 185 | — | #211 | — |
| 1897 | 147 | — | #226 | — |
| 1896 | 169 | — | #211 | — |
| 1895 | 203 | — | #192 | — |
| 1894 | 182 | — | #194 | — |
| 1893 | 167 | — | #199 | — |
| 1892 | 163 | — | #196 | — |
| 1891 | 144 | — | #190 | — |
| 1890 | 162 | — | #184 | — |
| 1889 | 134 | — | #198 | — |
| 1888 | 118 | — | #210 | — |
| 1887 | 83 | — | #231 | — |
| 1886 | 83 | — | #220 | — |
| 1885 | 85 | — | #214 | — |
| 1884 | 79 | — | #212 | — |
| 1883 | 65 | — | #223 | — |
| 1882 | 56 | — | #230 | — |
| 1881 | 52 | — | #210 | — |
| 1880 | 54 | — | #210 | — |