Feminine dossier · first seen 1968
Leya
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
86
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Leya
How many people are named Leya?
An estimated 1,673 living Americans are named Leya.
How rare is Leya?
Leya is uncommon among babies today, with 86 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Leya?
The median age of a living American named Leya is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 23 years old.
Is Leya still popular?
Yes — Leya is currently rising in popularity, with 86 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Leya most common?
Leya has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.6× more often than the national baseline.
1968Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
86
All-time
1,705
Where it lives now
Leya is most concentrated in California — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Leya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.