Leya

Origin: Turkish and Arabic — Borrowed into English from a Turkish and Arabic name, Leya

Girl's name · #2166 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Leya is climbing: on the charts since 1968, it reached #2166 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 90 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,700 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#103 in France (2025) · #135 in Sweden (2025) · #144 in Switzerland (2025) · #226 in Belgium (2025) · #283 in Netherlands (2025) · #494 in Austria (2025) · #547 in Poland (2025) · #666 in Ireland (2025) · #933 in Scotland (2025) · #1,014 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,062 in Canada (2024).

Famous Leyas

Leya Garifullina — Russian chess player
Leya Kırşan — Turkish actor (born 2008)
Leya Buchanan — Canadian athlete
Leya Evelyn — Canadian artist

What Leyas become

Among 17 notable people named Leya:

Entertainers appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leya Kırşan, Turkish actor (born 2008).

Similar names: Liya · Emaan · Leen · Aleya · Arwa · Ziya

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