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 1996 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 2,160 babies (rank #24 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

30,798

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,160

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
1996	1,705	#35
1997	1,605	#36
1998	1,474	#40
1999	1,715	#32
2000	1,951	#28
2001	1,763	#31
2002	2,060	#24
2003	1,903	#27
2004	2,160	#24
2005	2,045	#25
2006	1,592	#34
2007	1,375	#39
2008	1,559	#38
2009	1,385	#44
2010	1,299	#50
2011	1,120	#56
2012	944	#64
2013	775	#71
2014	683	#78
2015	575	#98
2016	564	#99
2017	546	#99