Lea is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “meadow.” In 2024 it was given to 324 girls in the United States.
Lea belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “meadow” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lea first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #397 in 1970, and in 2024 324 babies received the name — 33,520 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lea means “meadow” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lea is a girl name. In 2024, 324 babies received the name in the US.
Lea comes from the Spanish tradition.
Lea first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #397 in 1970, and 324 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lea is pronounced /Bedfordshire|co/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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