Girl · Hebrew
Léa
Say it: lay-AH
Meaning
From Hebrew Le'ah; the meaning is uncertain, with 'weary' and 'wild cow' both proposed.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
The most popular girls' name in France in several years of the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 32,718 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1970, about 1 in 2,900 girls
- 360 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Leah |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Lea |
| Italian | Lea |
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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