Given name

Leaya

“The Lord's daughter”

Leaya is a variant of Liya. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord's daughter.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Leaya is a variant of Liya. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord's daughter.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Leaya is a variant of Liya. An origin associated with Liya is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Leaya through the years

Babies since 1880
33
0 boys · 33 girls
Most popular year
2004
8 babies
2025
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Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Leaya in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Leaya’s family of names

Leaya has a related form in Liya.

Walk Leaya’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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