How Many People Are Named Leya?
An estimated 1,587 people in the United States have the first name Leya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Leya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leya 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 Leya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Leya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,587
About 1 in 215,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
79 births
Total Registered
1,619
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leya
Leya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,619 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leya as a female name
Ranked #2,331 in 2024
79 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (79 births)
Leya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 511 babies were registered. While Leya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leya by Decade
How has Leya 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.
Leya by State
Birth registrations for Leya span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia. On average, about 40 Leyas were registered per state.
Leya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leya
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leya?
We estimate approximately 1,587 people named Leya 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 215,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Leya a common name?
Leya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,619 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leya most popular?
Leya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leya is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leya a female name?
Leya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leya Smith, Leya Johnson, Leya 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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