# Leia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/leia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈleɪ̯.ə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 18,778 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 18,778 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,663, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the name of a princess in the American fantasy film Star Wars (1977).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 351 | 775 |
| 2012 | 422 | 671 |
| 2013 | 509 | 569 |
| 2014 | 611 | 510 |
| 2015 | 766 | 420 |
| 2016 | 1,016 | 322 |
| 2017 | 1,162 | 278 |
| 2018 | 1,120 | 296 |
| 2019 | 958 | 334 |
| 2020 | 1,088 | 296 |
| 2021 | 1,078 | 296 |
| 2022 | 1,216 | 257 |
| 2023 | 1,424 | 211 |
| 2024 | 1,099 | 289 |
| 2025 | 1,033 | 297 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82 | 515 |
| 2012 | 72 | 587 |
| 2013 | 76 | 547 |
| 2014 | 75 | 563 |
| 2015 | 93 | 467 |
| 2016 | 123 | 372 |
| 2017 | 149 | 324 |
| 2018 | 140 | 342 |
| 2019 | 115 | 382 |
| 2020 | 115 | 382 |
| 2021 | 109 | 407 |
| 2022 | 168 | 272 |
| 2023 | 139 | 314 |
| 2024 | 114 | 377 |
| 2025 | 95 | 426 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.