Leah

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Leah is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 253,034 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 252,567 as girls and 467 as boys. Leah gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 2009 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #318 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,969
2023 3,973
2022 4,199
2021 4,474
2020 4,537
2019 4,789
2018 5,045
2017 5,209
2016 5,439
2015 5,633
2014 5,617
2013 5,622
2012 5,784
2011 6,410
2010 6,551
2009 6,799
2008 5,645
2007 4,555
2006 4,665
2005 4,614
2004 4,759
2003 3,930
2002 3,609
2001 3,528
2000 3,405
1999 3,288
1998 3,223
1997 3,203
1996 3,327
1995 3,279
1994 3,205
1993 3,419
1992 3,438
1991 3,824
1990 3,933
1989 3,808
1988 3,571
1987 3,466
1986 3,471
1985 3,590
1984 3,545
1983 3,502
1982 3,782
1981 3,819
1980 3,658
1979 3,085
1978 2,718
1977 2,596
1976 2,278
1975 2,127
1974 1,850
1973 1,587
1972 1,601
1971 1,699
1970 1,681
1969 1,496
1968 1,621
1967 1,607
1966 1,378
1965 1,385
1964 1,422
1963 1,304
1962 983
1961 806
1960 772
1959 738
1958 667
1957 740
1956 668
1955 592
1954 558
1953 580
1952 496
1951 479
1950 442
1949 451
1948 387
1947 388
1946 324
1945 285
1944 306
1943 308
1942 330
1941 351
1940 365
1939 373
1938 376
1937 408
1936 346
1935 362
1934 395
1933 338
1932 296
1931 319
1930 326
1929 309
1928 405
1927 345
1926 436
1925 444
1924 505
1923 487
1922 485
1921 514
1920 523
1919 527
1918 588
1917 534
1916 514
1915 552
1914 457
1913 370
1912 302
1911 202
1910 207
1909 176
1908 194
1907 200
1906 164
1905 168
1904 149
1903 175
1902 171
1901 184
1900 166
1899 149
1898 185
1897 147
1896 169
1895 203
1894 182
1893 167
1892 163
1891 144
1890 162
1889 134
1888 118
1887 83
1886 83
1885 85
1884 79
1883 65
1882 56
1881 52
1880 54