Lea
Lea is ranked 834th among girls in 2024 (324 births). Its best rank was 397th, in 1970.
- Rank in 2024
- #834down 32 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3240.02% of girls
- Peak year
- 1970593 births
- Best rank
- #397in 1970
- Since 1880
- 33,520people given the name
The story in the numbers
33,520 girls have been named Lea in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1970, with 593 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 682 → 834).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1983, and the 1960s alone account for 13%. It has spent 144 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Lea | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | |
| 1890s | 186 | |
| 1900s | 234 | |
| 1910s | 590 | |
| 1920s | 663 | |
| 1930s | 671 | |
| 1940s | 1,099 | |
| 1950s | 2,889 | |
| 1960s | 4,493 | |
| 1970s | 4,453 | |
| 1980s | 3,944 | |
| 1990s | 3,830 | |
| 2000s | 4,250 | |
| 2010s | 4,340 | |
| 2020s | 1,774 |
In 1970, its biggest year
Lea was the 397th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1970 were Jennifer, Lisa, Kimberly, Michelle and Amy. See all of 1970.
Names that rose and fell with Lea
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Elisapeak 2012
- Luzpeak 1999
- Silviapeak 1991
- Rinapeak 1980
- Aidapeak 2005
- Ingridpeak 1967
- Maryapeak 1971
- Susannahpeak 1975
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.