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Girl name

Leeya

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Leeya has been given to about 524 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables1
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Living in the US≈ 520
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leeya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 44
  • Born in 20250
  • All time524

How popular is Leeya?

Its best year was 2009, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 3652nd. The typical living American called Leeya is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Leeya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leia0.81
  2. Leigha0.79
  3. Leena0.76
  4. Leela0.76
  5. Leesa0.76
  6. Leila0.70
  7. Lelia0.70
  8. Leyla0.70

Middle names for Leeya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leeya Noelle0.83
  2. Leeya Belle0.83
  3. Leeya Josephine0.80
  4. Leeya Violet0.79
  5. Leeya Della0.79
  6. Leeya Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Leeya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.81
  2. Janiyahsister · 0.81
  3. Isabelasister · 0.79
  4. Izaiahbrother · 0.79
  5. Fisherbrother · 0.79
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.79

Where Leeya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Leeya Wilson0.75
    2. Leeya Williams0.75
    3. Leeya Turner0.75
    4. Leeya Torres0.75
    5. Leeya Thompson0.75
    6. Leeya Thomas0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Leeya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.