Is Leyah a boy or girl name?

Leyah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,261 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Leyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Leyah was most popular in 2011, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,935 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,261 people named Leyah.

Leyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leyah’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,261 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Leyah

Where Leyah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org