Leia

Leia

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 123 babies (rank #374 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Leia

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,519

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

123

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	39	#627
1997	50	#531
1998	72	#429
1999	90	#359
2000	61	#487
2001	63	#484
2002	70	#453
2003	63	#512
2004	48	#633
2005	79	#469
2006	68	#534
2007	65	#560
2008	73	#531
2009	83	#493
2010	74	#541
2011	82	#518
2012	72	#594
2013	76	#550
2014	75	#565
2015	93	#469
2016	123	#374

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#627

1997

#531

1998

#429

1999

#359

2000

#487

2001

#484

2002

#453

2003

#512

2004

#633

2005

#469

2006

#534

2007

#560

2008

#531

2009

#493

2010

#541

2011

#518

2012

#594

2013

#550

2014

#565

2015

#469

2016

123

#374

Meaning

Numerology of Leia

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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