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Girl name

Leyah

100% girls · 28 born in 2025

Leyah has been given to about 1,261 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,253
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leyah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 83
  • Born in 202528
  • All time1,261
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Leyah?

Its best year was 2011, when 83 babies were given the name, ranking 2269th. The typical living American called Leyah is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Leyah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leah0.85
  2. Leilah0.79
  3. Selah0.70
  4. Laylah0.68
  5. Leia0.66
  6. Keziah0.67
  7. Aleah0.65
  8. Alayah0.65

Middle names for Leyah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leyah Iris0.77
  2. Leyah Opal0.77
  3. Leyah Ivy0.77
  4. Leyah Noelle0.77
  5. Leyah Belle0.77
  6. Leyah Alice0.75

Sibling names for Leyah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.88
  2. Bodebrother · 0.88
  3. Azariasister · 0.87
  4. Yarelisister · 0.87
  5. Malayasister · 0.87
  6. Kyrenbrother · 0.86

Where Leyah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Leyah Evans0.73
  2. Leyah Edwards0.73
  3. Leyah Anderson0.70
  4. Leyah Allen0.70
  5. Leyah Adams0.70
  6. Leyah Wilson0.69

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 Leyah

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

Leyah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.