Leah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Leah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. Its meaning is often deciphered as "delicate" or "weary". The name can be traced back to the Biblical matriarch Leah, one of the two wives of Jacob.

From Wikipedia

Leah first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 42 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 230 babies (rank #51 that year). In 2025 it was given to 79 girls (rank #101). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Leah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,076

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

230

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bible: Leah — Rachel's sister

Famous people named Leah

Leahhomemaker · b. 1730 BC
Leah Goldbergliterary theorist · b. 1911
Leah Reminimanufacturer · b. 1970
Leah Williamsonassociation football player · b. 1997
Leah Pipesfilm actor · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	38	#113
1968	134	#82
1970	42	#114
1971	151	#84
1972	143	#88
1973	128	#88
1974	145	#78
1975	141	#80
1976	147	#75
1977	153	#75
1978	196	#60
1979	199	#57
1980	175	#66
1981	217	#57
1982	225	#53
1983	230	#51
1984	212	#55
1985	183	#62
1986	176	#69
1987	154	#75
1988	163	#71
1989	167	#75
1990	137	#90
1991	86	#100
1992	46	#115
2001	138	#84
2002	118	#87
2005	54	#107
2010	76	#96
2011	86	#82
2012	92	#78
2013	70	#97
2014	11	#163
2015	100	#126
2016	69	#148
2017	11	#155
2019	86	#113
2020	64	#118
2021	87	#97
2022	73	#102
2024	74	#105
2025	79	#101