Léa

Meaning and origin of Léa

Popularity of Léa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2001.
• Over recent years, Léa has been falling (−8.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Léa every 2.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Léa in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  612^th girls’ name98 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,577

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  572^nd girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,815

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  620^th girls’ name185 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,150−2.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  823^rd girls’ name997 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,847−2.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  738^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,042

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  864^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Léa and Lea are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lea155
• Leah80
• Léah40
• Léha5
• Leea5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Léa

• Lola
• Lya
• Nina
• Eva
• Noa
• Anna
• Sarah
• Lison
• Ella
• Suzanne
• Lisa
• Ellie

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 35^thTop 100 French girl names