Lea
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Lea is English for “meadow.” Lea is Hebrew, meaning “weary.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Lea in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lea against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lea is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lea in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 321 girls were named Lea, making it the #848 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 33,848 girls have been named Lea, with the most (593) in 1970. It is most common, relative to births, in Mississippi, New York and New Jersey.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lea in other languages
- Lia Dutch, Italian, Romanian
- Laia Catalan
- Leah Dutch
- Leja Slovenian
Lea name days
- June 28 Norway
- June 26 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Lea
There are 71 towns and villages with Lea in their name, in 17 countries.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 25🇺🇸 United States 22🇨🇦 Canada 4🇮🇩 Indonesia 4🇪🇸 Spain 3🇰🇭 Cambodia 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Albert Lea | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 17,674 | Map |
| Lea Hill | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | 13,182 | Map |
| Upton Lea | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 8,000 | Map |
| Lea | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 553 | Map |
| Lea | Galicia, 🇪🇸 Spain | 14 | Map |
| Anoma Lea | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Badshot Lea | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
| Briar Lea | Maryland, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Doe Lea | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
| Dublin Lea | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lea
There are 13 lakes and reservoirs with Lea in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 6🇨🇦 Canada 4🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2🇦🇺 Australia 1
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| Lac Lea | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Léa | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Léa | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Lea | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lea Flowage | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lea Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lea Lake | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lea Lake | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lea Lake 13 | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lea Shun | Scotland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lea songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lea in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lea
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lea.
Lea DeLaria
Lea Koenig
Lea Michele
Lea Salonga
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Fictional characters named Lea
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lea as a pet name
FurryName has found 103 dogs named Lea in public pet registers, making it the #865 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (19), Zurich (9), Basel (7). Lea as a dog name →
FurryName has found 13 cats named Lea in public pet registers, making it the #495 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (8), Seattle (2), Fusagasugá (1). Lea as a cat name →
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