Leia

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Leia is a variant of the Hebrew Leah, meaning languid in several languages, including Koine Greek and Portuguese. It is commonly used in reference to Leia Organa, a character from the Star Wars franchise who first appeared in the film Star Wars: A New Hope.

From Wikipedia

Leia first appears in the data in 1992 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 134 babies (rank #226 that year). In 2024 it was given to 108 girls (rank #277). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Leia

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

1,724
Total babies (all years)
30
Years in the data
134
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19926#2,291
19966#2,430
19978#1,917
199813#1,329
199921#939
200019#999
200124#860
200223#891
200326#852
200421#1,028
200532#759
200636#732
200743#646
200857#534
200942#677
201052#558
201142#678
201256#532
201360#505
201472#452
201577#424
201693#372
2017134#226
2018121#264
201989#357
202099#314
2021124#253
202299#301
2023121#232
2024108#277