Leia is a girl's name of Greek origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 1,094 girls in the United States.
Leia belongs to the Greek tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Leia first appears in Social Security records in 1949. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #211 in 2023, and in 2024 1,094 babies received the name — 17,736 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Leia is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Greek origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Leia is a girl name. In 2024, 1,094 babies received the name in the US.
Leia comes from the Greek tradition.
Leia first appears in US records in 1949. Its best-ever ranking was #211 in 2023, and 1,094 babies were given the name in 2024.
Leia is pronounced /ˈleɪ̯.ə/ (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. 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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