Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Lea

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lea
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

593

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

45.4%

2024

324

All-time

33,520

Lea has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 593 girls were named Lea.

In 2024, only 324 girls were given the name.

Down 45.4% from its peak.

All told, about 33,520 Americans have been named Lea and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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