Lea

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Lea is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 34,140 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 33,520 as girls and 620 as boys. Lea gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1970 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 324
2023 349
2022 362
2021 377
2020 362
2019 389
2018 410
2017 337
2016 422
2015 382
2014 416
2013 473
2012 470
2011 527
2010 514
2009 431
2008 479
2007 432
2006 481
2005 473
2004 446
2003 396
2002 382
2001 363
2000 367
1999 365
1998 365
1997 367
1996 409
1995 332
1994 378
1993 402
1992 358
1991 389
1990 465
1989 400
1988 409
1987 357
1986 345
1985 383
1984 409
1983 357
1982 391
1981 471
1980 464
1979 478
1978 392
1977 398
1976 349
1975 410
1974 459
1973 424
1972 445
1971 540
1970 600
1969 533
1968 497
1967 526
1966 465
1965 448
1964 415
1963 457
1962 426
1961 409
1960 378
1959 416
1958 455
1957 348
1956 391
1955 343
1954 243
1953 198
1952 219
1951 179
1950 158
1949 139
1948 158
1947 161
1946 129
1945 102
1944 83
1943 106
1942 105
1941 107
1940 83
1939 65
1938 72
1937 84
1936 68
1935 68
1934 81
1933 79
1932 61
1931 87
1930 87
1929 73
1928 82
1927 81
1926 88
1925 80
1924 74
1923 84
1922 93
1921 75
1920 74
1919 91
1918 112
1917 73
1916 94
1915 63
1914 62
1913 54
1912 50
1911 51
1910 23
1909 32
1908 35
1907 25
1906 24
1905 23
1904 15
1903 16
1902 25
1901 15
1900 37
1899 24
1898 30
1897 15
1896 23
1895 18
1894 32
1893 19
1892 14
1891 15
1890 18
1889 8
1888 17
1887 9
1886 7
1885 16
1884 15
1883 12
1882 6
1881 7
1880 7