Lea

Lea: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “meadow”
Origin: English
Say it: LEE-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

Can be an English variant of Leah/Lee or a continental European form of Leah. As an English name, Lea also matches the word and surname from Old English for a meadow or clearing.

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How popular is Lea?

202497.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Lea in 2024324

2024 rank#834 girls

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188034,140

Lea has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lea

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew
Liaweary · Hebrew
Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
Liahweary; or God is my Lord · Hebrew
Leighameadow · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English

Lea questions

What does the name Lea mean?

Lea means "meadow". It comes from English. Can be an English variant of Leah/Lee or a continental European form of Leah. As an English name, Lea also matches the word and surname from Old English for a meadow or clearing.

Is Lea a boy or girl name?

Lea is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lea?

324 US babies were named Lea in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Lea?

Lea is usually pronounced LEE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.