Lea
Rank in 2025
#848
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
321
girls 321
Peak year
1970
593 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
34,468
since 1880
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Lea was most popular in 1970, when 593 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.34 per 1,000). In 2025, 321 babies were named Lea, ranking #848 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 321 | 848 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 327 | 833 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 349 | 803 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 362 | 784 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 378 | 752 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 363 | 749 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 389 | 726 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 410 | 709 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 337 | 810 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 422 | 690 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 382 | 739 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 416 | 681 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 473 | 599 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 470 | 609 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 528 | 556 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 514 | 569 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 431 | 675 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 479 | 643 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 432 | 680 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 481 | 607 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 473 | 601 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 446 | 616 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 396 | 668 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 382 | 665 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 363 | 685 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 367 | 662 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 365 | 643 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 365 | 635 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 367 | 615 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 409 | 567 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 332 | 649 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 378 | 595 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 402 | 584 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 358 | 631 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 389 | 589 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 466 | 516 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 395 | 565 | 5 | 7905 |
| 1988 | 402 | 543 | 7 | 5751 |
| 1987 | 357 | 560 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 345 | 570 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 378 | 527 | 5 | 6523 |
| 1984 | 404 | 494 | 5 | 6315 |
| 1983 | 349 | 537 | 8 | 4499 |
| 1982 | 384 | 519 | 7 | 5003 |
| 1981 | 466 | 459 | 5 | 6262 |
| 1980 | 464 | 457 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 472 | 436 | 6 | 5355 |
| 1978 | 385 | 502 | 7 | 4554 |
| 1977 | 398 | 481 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 349 | 510 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 403 | 466 | 7 | 4309 |
| 1974 | 449 | 431 | 10 | 3318 |
| 1973 | 424 | 443 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 444 | 434 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 536 | 400 | 5 | 4907 |
| 1970 | 593 | 396 | 7 | 3836 |
| 1969 | 527 | 419 | 6 | 3935 |
| 1968 | 491 | 428 | 6 | 3673 |
| 1967 | 519 | 402 | 7 | 3231 |
| 1966 | 465 | 436 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 442 | 455 | 6 | 3537 |
| 1964 | 403 | 482 | 12 | 2409 |
| 1963 | 450 | 458 | 7 | 3318 |
| 1962 | 420 | 470 | 6 | 3640 |
| 1961 | 403 | 480 | 6 | 3652 |
| 1960 | 373 | 503 | 5 | 4038 |
| 1959 | 416 | 475 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 446 | 450 | 9 | 2818 |
| 1957 | 342 | 515 | 6 | 3552 |
| 1956 | 382 | 478 | 9 | 2798 |
| 1955 | 338 | 502 | 5 | 3886 |
| 1954 | 243 | 579 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 192 | 644 | 6 | 3425 |
| 1952 | 210 | 599 | 9 | 2680 |
| 1951 | 171 | 670 | 8 | 2844 |
| 1950 | 149 | 703 | 9 | 2580 |
| 1949 | 131 | 748 | 8 | 2802 |
| 1948 | 153 | 673 | 5 | 3668 |
| 1947 | 153 | 678 | 8 | 2862 |
| 1946 | 122 | 732 | 7 | 2919 |
| 1945 | 95 | 768 | 7 | 2743 |
| 1944 | 83 | 836 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 92 | 801 | 14 | 1986 |
| 1942 | 96 | 773 | 9 | 2523 |
| 1941 | 97 | 713 | 10 | 2333 |
| 1940 | 77 | 808 | 6 | 3130 |
| 1939 | 65 | 868 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 72 | 830 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 78 | 775 | 6 | 3175 |
| 1936 | 59 | 888 | 9 | 2452 |
| 1935 | 62 | 874 | 6 | 3252 |
| 1934 | 70 | 804 | 11 | 2266 |
| 1933 | 65 | 826 | 14 | 1905 |
| 1932 | 53 | 969 | 8 | 2849 |
| 1931 | 71 | 806 | 16 | 1843 |
| 1930 | 76 | 810 | 11 | 2444 |
| 1929 | 60 | 922 | 13 | 2199 |
| 1928 | 73 | 845 | 9 | 2843 |
| 1927 | 69 | 898 | 12 | 2408 |
| 1926 | 67 | 911 | 21 | 1661 |
| 1925 | 59 | 970 | 21 | 1679 |
| 1924 | 61 | 976 | 13 | 2347 |
| 1923 | 66 | 901 | 18 | 1874 |
| 1922 | 82 | 803 | 11 | 2630 |
| 1921 | 64 | 928 | 11 | 2632 |
| 1920 | 62 | 921 | 12 | 2459 |
| 1919 | 76 | 806 | 15 | 2063 |
| 1918 | 93 | 739 | 19 | 1767 |
| 1917 | 65 | 849 | 8 | 2956 |
| 1916 | 80 | 767 | 14 | 2043 |
| 1915 | 58 | 856 | 5 | 3825 |
| 1914 | 56 | 769 | 6 | 2915 |
| 1913 | 43 | 803 | 11 | 1676 |
| 1912 | 45 | 747 | 5 | 2544 |
| 1911 | 51 | 594 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 23 | 896 | <5 | — |
| 1909 | 27 | 773 | 5 | 1440 |
| 1908 | 35 | 649 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 25 | 749 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 24 | 742 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 23 | 761 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 15 | 938 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 16 | 862 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 25 | 667 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 15 | 857 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 29 | 656 | 8 | 968 |
| 1899 | 19 | 728 | 5 | 1051 |
| 1898 | 30 | 586 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 15 | 826 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 23 | 651 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | 11 | 986 | 7 | 872 |
| 1894 | 27 | 557 | 5 | 1074 |
| 1893 | 19 | 662 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 14 | 796 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 15 | 695 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 13 | 758 | 5 | 994 |
| 1889 | 8 | 950 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 17 | 612 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 9 | 788 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 7 | 897 | <5 | — |
| 1885 | 16 | 542 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 15 | 541 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 12 | 561 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 6 | 813 | <5 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | 679 | <5 | — |
| 1880 | 7 | 679 | <5 | — |
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Where Lea is most popular
- New York2.4×
- New Jersey2.3×
- California1.6×
- Illinois1.4×
- Florida1.3×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 98% · boys 2% across all years