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Leia

“Variant of Leah — Weary or delicate; possibly linked to a Semitic word for cow” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #297 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Leia has appeared in US records since 1949 — best rank #211 (2023) · 18,778 babies named Leia all-time · 1 in 1,600 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #37 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leias

• Leia Dongue — Mozambican basketball player
• Leia Zhu — British-Chinese violinist (born 2006)
• Leia Brebner-Holden — English-Scottish rugby union player
• Leia Murphy — Irish actress
• Leia Stirling — American academic

In stories & tradition

• Princess Leia — Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi · Star Wars Battlefront II
• Leia Hasumi — Magical Girl Witch Trials
• Leia Dawkins — Loserville

What Leias become

Among 31 notable people named Leia:

Athletes appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leia Dongue, Mozambican basketball player.

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