The first name Leya
A girl’s name from Turkish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Turkish origin
Borrowed from Turkish Leya and Arabic لَيْيَا (layyā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 34 girls were named Leya, making it the 997th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 39 births (#918).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Leya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 86 girls born in the United States were named Leya, the 2,166th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Leya mean?
- Borrowed from Turkish Leya and Arabic لَيْيَا (layyā).
- What is the origin of the name Leya?
- Borrowed from Turkish Leya and Arabic لَيْيَا (layyā).
- How popular is the name Leya?
- In 2025, 34 girls born in England and Wales were named Leya, ranking 997th. Its peak was 2024, with 39 births.
- Is Leya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,705 US babies named Leya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Leya most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 86 babies were named Leya, its highest rank at 2,166th.