Is Lea a boy or girl name?
Lea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 324 girls and 0 boys were named Lea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 34,140 US babies named Lea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #834
- Babies named Lea since 1880
- 34,140
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 600 babies
Boys and girls named Lea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1890s | 22 | 186 | 89.4% |
| 1900s | 13 | 234 | 94.7% |
| 1910s | 83 | 590 | 87.7% |
| 1920s | 141 | 663 | 82.5% |
| 1930s | 81 | 671 | 89.2% |
| 1940s | 74 | 1,099 | 93.7% |
| 1950s | 61 | 2,889 | 97.9% |
| 1960s | 61 | 4,493 | 98.7% |
| 1970s | 42 | 4,453 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 42 | 3,944 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,830 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,250 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,340 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,774 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 324 | #834 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 349 | #802 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 362 | #784 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 377 | #758 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 362 | #752 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 389 | #727 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 410 | #710 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 337 | #810 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 422 | #690 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 382 | #739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 416 | #682 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 473 | #599 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 470 | #610 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 527 | #556 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 514 | #569 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 431 | #675 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 479 | #643 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 432 | #680 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 481 | #608 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 473 | #602 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 446 | #616 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 396 | #669 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 382 | #665 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 363 | #685 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 367 | #663 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 365 | #643 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 365 | #637 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 367 | #615 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 409 | #568 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 332 | #649 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 378 | #595 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 402 | #584 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 358 | #631 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 389 | #589 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 465 | #516 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,683 | 395 | #565 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,176 | 402 | #544 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 357 | #561 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 345 | #570 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,141 | 378 | #529 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,920 | 404 | #494 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,737 | 349 | #537 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,359 | 384 | #519 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,863 | 466 | #461 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 464 | #457 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,777 | 472 | #436 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,835 | 385 | #502 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 398 | #481 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 349 | #510 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,592 | 403 | #466 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,463 | 449 | #431 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 424 | #445 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 445 | #434 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,341 | 535 | #400 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,078 | 593 | #397 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,206 | 527 | #419 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,952 | 491 | #428 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,424 | 519 | #403 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 465 | #436 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,748 | 442 | #455 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,495 | 403 | #482 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,518 | 450 | #458 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,854 | 420 | #471 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,879 | 403 | #483 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,366 | 373 | #503 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 416 | #475 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,937 | 446 | #450 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,799 | 342 | #518 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,889 | 382 | #478 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,159 | 338 | #502 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 243 | #580 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,634 | 192 | #644 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,795 | 210 | #598 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,966 | 171 | #670 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,689 | 149 | #704 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,914 | 131 | #748 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,966 | 153 | #673 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,999 | 153 | #679 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,056 | 122 | #735 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,887 | 95 | #770 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 83 | #840 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,038 | 92 | #803 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,621 | 96 | #775 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,420 | 97 | #715 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,313 | 77 | #813 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 65 | #871 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 72 | #836 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,355 | 78 | #777 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,544 | 59 | #891 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,464 | 62 | #878 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,342 | 70 | #806 |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,967 | 65 | #831 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,988 | 53 | #974 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,893 | 71 | #808 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,538 | 76 | #813 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,266 | 60 | #926 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,965 | 73 | #849 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,472 | 69 | #900 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,687 | 67 | #916 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,717 | 59 | #970 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,417 | 61 | #981 |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,910 | 66 | #904 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,725 | 82 | #806 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,720 | 64 | #931 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,536 | 62 | #925 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,106 | 76 | #808 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,798 | 93 | #740 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,074 | 65 | #851 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,102 | 80 | #768 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,138 | 58 | #861 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,104 | 56 | #773 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,748 | 43 | #807 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,745 | 45 | #752 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 51 | #599 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 23 | #904 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,592 | 27 | #782 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 35 | #659 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 25 | #755 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 24 | #751 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 23 | #770 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 15 | #951 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 16 | #882 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 25 | #680 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 15 | #870 |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,009 | 29 | #665 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,143 | 19 | #743 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 30 | #591 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 15 | #849 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 23 | #660 |
| 1895 | 7 | #939 | 11 | #1,022 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,177 | 27 | #564 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 19 | #674 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 14 | #816 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 15 | #711 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,090 | 13 | #777 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #993 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 17 | #622 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #825 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #949 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 16 | #549 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 15 | #551 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 12 | #572 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #857 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #716 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #709 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lea reached #939 in 1895. As a girl name, it reached #397 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.