Names / Girl names
Leah
Current rank
#58
and easing
All-time peak
#24
in 2010
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
256,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #24 in 2010 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Leah makes its debut in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. As of the latest data it stands at #58, drifting lower. It crested in 2010 at #24. More than 256,900 children have been given the name overall.