Girl name
Leah
Leah holds the #58 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 3,880 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #45 in 2020 to #58 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#24 nationally, 6,545 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#8 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#58
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#24
in 2010 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
3,880
girls named Leah
Leah popularity, 1880–2025
Where Leah is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#23), New York (#8), New Jersey (#13)
Uniqueness score
18/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Leah in the most recent year of SSA data.