Girls name
Leah
Leah is a girls' name given to 249,546 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2009 with 6,790 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 8th among girls names in New York in 2025.
Which states favor Leah
Leah by state
Top states by all-time births named Leah. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 25,503 | #52 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 23,871 | #8 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 19,690 | #46 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 12,952 | #79 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 12,181 | #92 (2025) |
| 6 | Florida | 11,692 | #42 (2025) |
| 7 | Illinois | 9,914 | #73 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 9,030 | #91 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 8,443 | #13 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 6,677 | #86 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 6,070 | #84 (2025) |
| 12 | Indiana | 5,994 | #119 (2025) |
| 13 | Minnesota | 5,899 | #122 (2025) |
| 14 | Georgia | 5,843 | #93 (2025) |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 5,499 | #101 (2025) |
| 16 | Virginia | 5,354 | #66 (2025) |
| 17 | Washington | 4,863 | #99 (2025) |
| 18 | Missouri | 4,833 | #106 (2025) |
| 19 | Maryland | 4,582 | #57 (2025) |
| 20 | Tennessee | 4,334 | #105 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).