Leia

Where Leia comes from

From the name of a princess in the American fantasy film Star Wars (1977).
— Wiktionary's entry for Leia
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Leia through the years
  1. 1949
    First appearance
    #4,235 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1977
    Around this time: Star Wars
    Film, 1977 · Source
  3. 1991
    Leia Dongue born
    Mozambican basketball player
  4. 2006
    Leia Zhu born
    British-Chinese violinist
  5. 2023
    Peak, #211
    1,424 babies named Leia, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Leia Dongue · Mozambican basketball player, born 1991
  • Leia Zhu · British-Chinese violinist, born 2006
  • Leia Brebner-Holden · English-Scottish rugby union player, born 2002
  • Leia Behlau · speed skater from Germany, born 1996

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.