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Leah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leah ranks #58 in female records (3,880 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Leah becoming more popular?

Leah's reported female count decreased by 108 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #53 to #58. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Leah. That is not a count of zero.

Leah in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LeahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,4340201620252016: 5,434 female records2017: 5,202 female records2018: 5,038 female records2019: 4,780 female records2020: 4,530 female records2021: 4,474 female records2022: 4,196 female records2023: 3,976 female records2024: 3,988 female records2025: 3,880 female records2016: 6 male records2017: 9 male records2018: 9 male records2019: 9 male records2020: 10 male records2022: 6 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20253,88058——
20243,98853——
20233,97653——
20224,19652611,715
20214,47446——
20204,53045107,851
20194,7804398,606
20185,0384198,557
20175,2024098,550
20165,43437611,583

Questions about Leah’s popularity

How common is Leah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leah ranks #58 in female records (3,880 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Leah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Leah only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Leah creates a match.

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