Leia
Leia is a distinctive choice, ranked #426 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Leia in their class.
About the Name Leia
Leia ranked #426 in 2025, down from its peak of #272 in 2022 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Leia is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Leia in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #290, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Leia
- Leia Zhu — Leia Zhengying Zhu is a British-Chinese violinist.
- Leia (singer) — Larissa Ayumi Cartes Sakata, known mononymously as Leia (Korean: 레아; Japanese: レア), is a Brazilian and Japanese rapper, singer and dancer based in South Korea.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Leia
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leia
Almost certainly the only Leia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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