Lei is a rare variant of Leah that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Lei is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,279 for girl births in the United States (and #26,984 across all names), given to 5 babies. Lei was first reported in SSA data in 1937 and peaked in 1960 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,279 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #16,649 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,884 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,397 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,075 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,740 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,544 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,253 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,126 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,420 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,122 | — |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,459 | — |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,843 | — |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #11,233 | — |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #9,208 | #11,757 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #12,849 | — |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,582 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #12,117 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,200 | — |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,730 | — |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,754 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,394 | — |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,631 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,582 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,865 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,033 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,369 | — |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #7,044 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,636 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,788 | — |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #6,558 | #6,841 |
| 1979 | 17 | — | #5,607 | #6,627 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,186 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,505 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,343 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #6,016 | — |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,815 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,931 | — |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #4,220 | — |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #4,638 | — |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #3,154 | — |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #3,701 | — |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #4,475 | — |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #4,342 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,846 | — |
| 1964 | 16 | — | #3,314 | — |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #3,259 | — |
| 1962 | 25 | — | #2,440 | — |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,699 | — |
| 1960 | 25 | — | #2,407 | — |
| 1959 | 18 | — | #2,820 | — |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #2,713 | — |
| 1957 | 16 | — | #2,988 | — |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #2,353 | — |
| 1955 | 13 | — | #3,304 | — |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,411 | — |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,420 | — |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,726 | — |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,154 | — |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #4,075 | — |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,974 | — |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #5,040 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,348 | — |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,273 | — |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,454 | — |
| 1941 | 8 | — | #3,409 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,123 | — |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,505 | — |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,324 | — |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,638 | — |