NameTides

Leya

Leya was the #2,153 girls' name in the US in 2025 (86 babies), and #997 in England & Wales and #966 in Canada.

Leya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Leya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Leya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,153 (86)#997 (34)#780 (3)#608 (5)#966 (28)
2024#2,327 (79)#918 (39)#790 (3)—#993 (27)
2023#2,379 (76)#941 (37)#749 (3)#555 (6)#1,108 (22)
2022#2,604 (67)#1,180 (28)——#1,313 (18)
2021#2,416 (74)#1,069 (32)—#883 (3)#1,153 (22)
2020#2,597 (65)#1,065 (31)—#700 (4)#1,087 (23)
2019#2,451 (72)#1,497 (20)——#1,138 (22)
2018#3,107 (52)#1,977 (14)—#896 (3)#1,567 (14)
2017#3,091 (52)#1,512 (21)—#734 (4)#1,269 (19)
2016#2,739 (63)#1,525 (21)——#1,785 (12)
2015#3,024 (56)#1,783 (16)—#896 (3)#1,659 (13)
2014#3,425 (46)#1,367 (23)——#1,340 (18)
2013#3,404 (46)#1,587 (19)#663 (4)—#2,204 (9)
2012#4,216 (35)#2,095 (13)——#2,158 (9)
2011#3,723 (41)#1,608 (18)——#1,761 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,153.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Leya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Leya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #690MINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Leya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#5408
Ontario2024#1,4107

Leya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LeyaCanadaGirls#96628
LeyaEngland & WalesGirls#99734
LeyaIrelandGirls#6085
LeyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LeyaScotlandGirls#7803
LeyaUSGirls#2,15386