Lea

Girl name

Lea has been given to 34,468 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1970 and currently ranks #848 for girls (2025).

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

34,468

Peak year

1970 (600 babies)

Rank in 2025

#848 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -16%

Gender split

98% girls / 2% boys

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American actress and singer

Lea Thompson

American actress

Lea Schüller

German association football player

Lea Sirk

Slovene singer

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lea.

34,674 babies since 1915

34,727 babies since 1945

33,970 babies since 1911

35,557 babies since 1880

32,812 babies since 1899

36,236 babies since 1918

32,598 babies since 1893

32,535 babies since 1880

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