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

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