Given name
Leeya
“languid”·“The Lord's daughter”
Leeya is a variant of Leah. One interpretation is “languid.” Leeya is a variant of Liya. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord's daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leeya is a variant of Leah. One interpretation is “languid.” Leeya is a variant of Liya. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord's daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leeya is a variant of Leah. An origin associated with Leah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Leeya is a variant of Leah. The history of Leah gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Leah is the name of the elder sister of Rachel.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Leeya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 524
- 0 boys · 524 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 467 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leeya’s family of names
Leeya has a related form in Leah. Leeya has a related form in Liya.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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