Lea Name Popularity

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How popular is Lea?

Ranking 708th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lea is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #398 was reached in 1970 with 593 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Lea was 6 in 1882.

Lea, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1889-1894, 1895-1898, 1904-1911, 1912-1916, 1938-1941, 1943-1947, 1949-1956, and 2001-2004.

Lea's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Lea be?

For a number of years, the name Lea has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Lea for their newborn has dropped.

The name Lea still has a solid footing but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Lea (Girl)		Lea (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		408	708	< 5	--
2017		336	810	< 5	--
2016		420	690	< 5	--
2015		381	738	< 5	--
2014		415	682	< 5	--
2013		473	599	< 5	--
2012		470	607	< 5	--
2011		526	556	< 5	--
2010		513	569	< 5	--
2009		431	675	< 5	--
2008		479	643	< 5	--
2007		432	680	< 5	--
2006		481	608	< 5	--
2005		473	601	< 5	--
2004		445	617	< 5	--
2003		396	668	< 5	--
2002		382	665	< 5	--
2001		363	685	< 5	--
2000		367	663	< 5	--
1999		364	643	< 5	--
1998		365	637	< 5	--
1997		367	615	< 5	--
1996		408	569	< 5	--
1995		332	649	< 5	--
1994		378	595	< 5	--
1993		402	584	< 5	--
1992		358	631	< 5	--
1991		389	588	< 5	--
1990		466	516	< 5	--
1989		395	565	5	8,682
1988		402	544	7	6,173
1987		357	561	< 5	--
1986		345	570	< 5	--
1985		378	529	5	7,137
1984		404	494	5	6,917
1983		349	537	8	4,733
1982		384	520	7	5,356
1981		465	461	5	6,865
1980		464	457	< 5	--
1979		471	437	6	5,777
1978		386	500	7	4,835
1977		398	481	< 5	--
1976		349	510	< 5	--
1975		403	466	7	4,589
1974		449	432	10	3,461
1973		423	445	< 5	--
1972		445	434	< 5	--
1971		535	400	5	5,341
1970		593	398	7	4,075
1969		527	418	6	4,205
1968		491	428	6	3,951
1967		519	402	7	3,424
1966		465	436	< 5	--
1965		442	455	6	3,750
1964		403	482	12	2,494
1963		450	458	7	3,517
1962		419	471	6	3,859
1961		403	483	6	3,880
1960		373	504	5	4,359
1959		417	475	< 5	--
1958		446	450	9	2,934
1957		342	515	6	3,798
1956		382	478	9	2,883
1955		338	503	5	4,153
1954		243	579	< 5	--
1953		192	644	6	3,634
1952		210	598	9	2,793
1951		171	670	8	2,965
1950		149	704	9	2,689
1949		131	748	8	2,913
1948		153	673	5	3,966
1947		153	679	8	2,997
1946		122	735	7	3,056
1945		95	770	7	2,887
1944		83	840	< 5	--
1943		92	803	14	2,038
1942		96	775	9	2,622
1941		97	715	10	2,418
1940		77	814	6	3,313
1939		65	872	< 5	--
1938		72	836	< 5	--
1937		78	777	6	3,356
1936		59	891	9	2,545
1935		62	878	6	3,462
1934		70	806	11	2,339
1933		65	831	14	1,966
1932		53	975	8	2,988
1931		71	808	16	1,893
1930		76	814	11	2,538
1929		60	928	13	2,265
1928		73	849	9	2,965
1927		69	900	12	2,472
1926		67	917	21	1,686
1925		59	969	21	1,717
1924		61	981	13	2,416
1923		66	904	18	1,910
1922		82	806	11	2,724
1921		64	931	11	2,721
1920		62	925	12	2,537
1919		76	808	15	2,106
1918		93	740	19	1,798
1917		65	851	8	3,074
1916		80	768	14	2,102
1915		58	861	5	4,138
1914		56	773	6	3,104
1913		43	807	11	1,748
1912		45	752	5	2,745
1911		51	599	< 5	--
1910		23	904	< 5	--
1909		27	782	5	1,592
1908		35	659	< 5	--
1907		25	755	< 5	--
1906		24	751	< 5	--
1905		23	770	< 5	--
1904		15	951	< 5	--
1903		16	882	< 5	--
1902		25	680	< 5	--
1901		15	870	< 5	--
1900		29	665	8	1,009
1899		19	743	5	1,143
1898		30	591	< 5	--
1897		15	849	< 5	--
1896		23	660	< 5	--
1895		11	1,022	7	939
1894		27	564	5	1,177
1893		19	674	< 5	--
1892		14	816	< 5	--
1891		15	711	< 5	--
1890		13	777	5	1,090
1889		8	993	< 5	--
1888		17	622	< 5	--
1887		9	825	< 5	--
1886		7	949	< 5	--
1885		16	549	< 5	--
1884		15	551	< 5	--
1883		12	572	< 5	--
1882		6	857	< 5	--
1881		7	716	< 5	--
1880		7	709	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.