Leia has been given to about 18,778 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.
Leia ranks 297th among American girls in 2025, with 1,033 born that year. Its best year was 2023, when 1,424 babies were given the name, ranking 211th. The typical living American called Leia is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.24% 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.