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Leah

in the US

There are 75,349 people with the first name "Leah" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Leah 503
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  1. is 499th most common Maxine
  2. is 500th most common Shelley
  3. is 501st most common Miriam
  4. is 502nd most common Nina
  5. is 503rd most common Leah
  6. is 504th most common Kent
  7. is 505th most common Vera
  8. is 506th most common Milton
  9. is 507th most common Erik

Similar Names and Nicknames

Leaha, Lee, Leo, Leahy, Lea, Leahi, Leahe, Le, Leahey, Leahia

Most Common Last Names for Leah

Smith, Johnson, Brown, Williams, Miller, Jones, Davis, Wilson, Anderson, Taylor

Meaning & History

(female) Biblical name (meaning ‘languid’ in Hebrew), borne by the elder sister of Rachel (Genesis 29:23). Jacob served her father Laban for seven years in return for the hand of Rachel, but was deceived into marrying Leah first. He was then given Rachel as well, but had to labour seven more years afterwards. For a long time the name was mainly Jewish, although it also enjoyed some favour among the Puritans in the 16th century. It was taken up again in the 1980s and has been widely popular since the 1990s.

Variant: Lea, Leia.

Recent Searches for "Leah" in the US

Since June 2009
24,581

Most Popular Search

Leah Smith (686 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages.

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