Hebrew le'ah, of debated meaning — weary; wild cow. The first wife of Jacob and mother of six of the twelve tribes.
Leah ranks 58th among American girls in 2025, with 3,880 born that year. Its best year was 2009, when 6,799 babies were given the name, ranking 29th. The typical living American called Leah is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.35% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.