How Many People Are Named Leeah?
An estimated 1,298 people in the United States have the first name Leeah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Leeah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leeah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leeah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,298
About 1 in 264,063 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2012
84 births
Total Registered
1,320
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leeah
Leeah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,320 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leeah as a female name
Ranked #7,781 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (84 births)
Leeah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leeah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 543 babies were registered. Leeah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leeah by Decade
How has Leeah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leeah by State
Birth registrations for Leeah span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Kentucky, North Carolina. On average, about 27 Leeahs were registered per state.
Leeah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leeah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leeah
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Leeah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leeah?
We estimate approximately 1,298 people named Leeah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 264,063 Americans share this first name.
Is Leeah a common name?
Leeah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,320 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leeah most popular?
Leeah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leeah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leeah a female name?
Leeah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leeah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leeah Smith, Leeah Johnson, Leeah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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