Lea
Girl3 letters
#483
in Ireland (2025)
#473 with spellings combined
7
babies in 2025
#226
best rank (2006)
380
babies since 1975
Down 182
10-year rank change
Lea through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #473 |
| 2024 | 6 | #546 |
| 2023 | 4 | #708 |
| 2022 | 8 | #453 |
| 2021 | 14 | #301 |
| 2020 | 8 | #437 |
| 2019 | 8 | #456 |
| 2018 | 11 | #385 |
| 2017 | 12 | #343 |
| 2016 | 18 | #254 |
| 2015 | 17 | #291 |
| 2014 | 9 | #462 |
| 2013 | 12 | #376 |
| 2012 | 13 | #372 |
| 2011 | 19 | #266 |
| 2010 | 15 | #333 |
| 2009 | 21 | #248 |
| 2008 | 8 | #504 |
| 2007 | 18 | #259 |
| 2006 | 19 | #226 |
| 2005 | 13 | #277 |
| 2004 | 8 | #370 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | 11 | #289 |
| 2001 | 5 | #441 |
| 2000 | 9 | #303 |
| 1999 | 11 | #254 |
| 1998 | 8 | #293 |
| 1997 | 6 | #394 |
| 1996 | 6 | #393 |
| 1995 | 8 | #327 |
| 1994 | 4 | #450 |
| 1993 | 3 | #516 |
| 1986 | 7 | #356 |
| 1984 | 4 | #459 |
| 1982 | 4 | #467 |
| 1980 | 5 | #432 |
| 1979 | 4 | #467 |
| 1978 | 3 | #522 |
| 1976 | 6 | #360 |
| 1975 | 3 | #503 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Lea yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Lea | 7 | 377 |
| Léa | under 3 | 3 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #301 (2007); 40 babies since 2003.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.