Lea

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A few things about Lea you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lea

Lea Michele

American actress and singer

Choose Lea and your child shares a first name with Lea Michele, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lea, like who?” Lea Michele's Wikipedia article is available in 55 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,008 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lea, 321 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lea would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLea has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Leas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1970, when it reached #396.
• 🍂TrendLea has slipped 99 places over the last five years and now sits at #848. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLea is most popular in New York, where it ranks #428, followed by Mississippi (#514) and New Jersey (#535). It's in the top 1,000 in 17 states.

About the name Lea

Lea is a girl name. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-lea”. US birth records list Lea for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #396 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #848, with 321 babies.