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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 747 babies (rank #25 that year). In 2024 it was given to 286 girls (rank #81). The name has been declining 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.

14,810

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

747

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
1991	379	#96
1992	333	#110
1993	349	#111
1994	320	#107
1995	342	#105
1996	350	#92
1997	361	#83
1998	313	#97
1999	340	#85
2000	321	#87
2001	347	#77
2002	309	#87
2003	396	#65
2004	410	#59
2005	432	#57
2006	408	#65
2007	431	#60
2008	643	#34
2009	747	#25
2010	690	#27
2011	693	#25
2012	633	#31
2013	604	#32
2014	564	#40
2015	570	#41
2016	509	#48
2017	471	#54
2018	431	#59
2019	383	#69
2020	414	#61
2021	376	#70
2022	336	#72
2023	319	#74
2024	286	#81