Leya

Meaning and origin of Leya

Popularity of Leya in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Leya has been rising fast (+24.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Leya every 2.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Leya in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  747^th girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,896

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,095^th girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,942

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

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

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  954^th girls’ name110 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,980+13% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  241 babies in 3 years1 girl in 20,050+5.7% a year

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

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Leya, Léya, Lëya and Leÿa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Léya190
• Lëya125
• Leÿa5
• Leïa (in French)645
• Leyah175
• Leia (in French)170
• Léïa (in French)145
• Leïya (in French)125
• Leiya (in French)65
• Léia (in French)35
• Léyah35
• Leeyah (in French)30
• Lëyah25
• Leeya15
• Leyaa15
• Leyya15
• Leïyah15
• Lehya10
• Leiyah5
• Leyaah5

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 Leya

• Elya
• Mariam
• Joséphine
• Salomé
• Maryam
• Madeleine
• Anaïs
• Liya
• Noémie
• Maria
• Raphaëlle
• Talia

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin