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Leja

/ˈleɪjə/ · 100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Leja has been registered 475 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales475
Born in 20258

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leja per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 54
  • Born in 20258
  • All time475
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Leja?

Leja was given to 8 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2018, with 54 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Leja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deja0.81
  2. Lena0.75
  3. Lela0.75
  4. Lea0.75
  5. Leta0.75
  6. Lesa0.75
  7. Lenna0.72
  8. Leia0.70

Middle names for Leja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leja Josephine0.84
  2. Leja Rose0.83
  3. Leja June0.82
  4. Leja Pearl0.82
  5. Leja Quinn0.82
  6. Leja Nell0.82

Sibling names for Leja

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Milanasister · 0.92
  2. Eshaalsister · 0.92
  3. Pixiesister · 0.91
  4. Wilburbrother · 0.90
  5. Aahilbrother · 0.90
  6. Aydinbrother · 0.89

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded2008
  2. Peak year2018 · 54
  3. Years recorded18 of 30
  4. All time475

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Leja White0.78
  2. Leja Reyes0.78
  3. Leja Nguyen0.78
  4. Leja Moore0.78
  5. Leja Hill0.78
  6. Leja Green0.78

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 Leja

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.