Leia is an established variant of Leah that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Leia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #297 for girl births in the United States (and #639 across all names), given to 1,033 babies — 1,044 including U.S. territories. Leia first appears in 1949 and peaked in 2023 (1,424 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,033 | 1,044 | #297 |
| 2024 | 1,099 | 1,112 | #289 |
| 2023 | 1,424 | 1,439 | #211 |
| 2022 | 1,216 | 1,224 | #257 |
| 2021 | 1,078 | 1,089 | #296 |
| 2020 | 1,088 | 1,098 | #296 |
| 2019 | 958 | 964 | #334 |
| 2018 | 1,120 | 1,135 | #296 |
| 2017 | 1,162 | 1,172 | #278 |
| 2016 | 1,016 | 1,032 | #322 |
| 2015 | 766 | 772 | #420 |
| 2014 | 611 | 611 | #510 |
| 2013 | 509 | 509 | #569 |
| 2012 | 422 | 422 | #671 |
| 2011 | 351 | 351 | #775 |
| 2010 | 323 | 323 | #834 |
| 2009 | 342 | 342 | #825 |
| 2008 | 293 | 293 | #930 |
| 2007 | 288 | 288 | #940 |
| 2006 | 272 | 272 | #964 |
| 2005 | 206 | 206 | #1,137 |
| 2004 | 160 | 160 | #1,335 |
| 2003 | 142 | 142 | #1,404 |
| 2002 | 152 | 152 | #1,294 |
| 2001 | 125 | 125 | #1,502 |
| 2000 | 123 | 123 | #1,498 |
| 1999 | 103 | 103 | #1,626 |
| 1998 | 94 | 94 | #1,699 |
| 1997 | 106 | — | #1,528 |
| 1996 | 65 | — | #2,119 |
| 1995 | 87 | — | #1,694 |
| 1994 | 48 | — | #2,609 |
| 1993 | 65 | — | #2,103 |
| 1992 | 67 | — | #2,044 |
| 1991 | 60 | — | #2,206 |
| 1990 | 69 | — | #1,982 |
| 1989 | 63 | — | #2,015 |
| 1988 | 66 | — | #1,881 |
| 1987 | 73 | — | #1,671 |
| 1986 | 70 | — | #1,680 |
| 1985 | 86 | — | #1,453 |
| 1984 | 94 | — | #1,310 |
| 1983 | 135 | — | #1,038 |
| 1982 | 99 | — | #1,287 |
| 1981 | 126 | — | #1,104 |
| 1980 | 162 | — | #923 |
| 1979 | 118 | — | #1,139 |
| 1978 | 156 | — | #911 |
| 1977 | 98 | — | #1,236 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,357 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | #3,457 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | #3,266 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,257 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #3,472 |
| 1971 | 29 | — | #2,571 |
| 1970 | 23 | — | #2,991 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #3,155 |
| 1968 | 23 | — | #2,672 |
| 1967 | 35 | — | #1,990 |
| 1966 | 26 | — | #2,382 |
| 1965 | 31 | — | #2,138 |
| 1964 | 21 | — | #2,781 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | #2,585 |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #2,777 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | #3,129 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,884 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,542 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,210 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,726 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,473 |