Lea

LEE

GirlBoy

Average rank #527 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian

Form of Leah, meaning "From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (le'ah) meaning "weary". Alternatively it might derive from a Chaldean name meaning "mistress" or "ruler" in Akkadian. In the Old Testament Leah is the first wife of Jacob and the mother of seven of his children. Jacob's other wife was Leah's sister Rachel. Although this name was used by Jews in the Middle Ages, it was not typical as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans."

Latin

A meadow.

How popular is Lea?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#603

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#632

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#483

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#848

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#69

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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