Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: DutchLeah 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
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.
Biblical — the first wife of Jacob, often overlooked beside Rachel. There's something in that I've always responded to. The one who wasn't chosen first but endured and built something real.
— Amy, Minneapolis MN, 2017
Short, honest, ends on an open note. My husband's aunt is Leah — still living, sharp as a tack at eighty-three. We named our daughter for someone still worth naming a daughter after.
— Brian, Pittsburgh PA, 2019
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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 |
