Trend of the Popularity of Leah as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,880 female babies that were named Leah in the US, which was 0.24% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Leah peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2009 with a count of 6,790 babies, which was 0.37% of the total female babies born in the US in 2009.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Leah, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Leah.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Leah in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Leah in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Leah from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Leah as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	3642	0.22
1981	3808	0.23
1982	3762	0.22
1983	3484	0.21
1984	3535	0.21
1985	3572	0.21
1986	3457	0.20
1987	3454	0.20
1988	3558	0.20
1989	3784	0.21
1990	3924	0.21
1991	3816	0.20
1992	3431	0.19
1993	3414	0.19
1994	3205	0.18
1995	3274	0.19
1996	3326	0.19
1997	3203	0.18
1998	3218	0.18
1999	3288	0.19
2000	3399	0.19
2001	3521	0.20
2002	3604	0.20
2003	3925	0.22
2004	4744	0.26
2005	4601	0.25
2006	4657	0.25
2007	4555	0.24
2008	5634	0.30
2009	6790	0.37
2010	6545	0.37
2011	6400	0.36
2012	5781	0.33
2013	5618	0.32
2014	5610	0.31
2015	5636	0.32
2016	5434	0.31
2017	5202	0.30
2018	5038	0.30
2019	4780	0.28
2020	4530	0.28
2021	4474	0.27
2022	4196	0.26
2023	3976	0.25
2024	3988	0.25
2025	3880	0.24