Lean vs Lea

Side-by-side comparison of Lean and Lea — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lean

Girl name

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Name B

Lea

Girl name · Rank #834

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Metric Lean Lea
Current Rank Unranked #834
Total Births (all years) 671 33,520
Peak Year 1985 1970
Peak Year Births 27 593
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lean Lea
1880ss — 104
1890ss — 186
1900ss — 234
1910ss 5 590
1920ss 18 663
1930ss — 671
1940ss — 1,099
1950ss 33 2,889
1960ss 93 4,493
1970ss 102 4,453
1980ss 194 3,944
1990ss 71 3,830
2000ss 61 4,250
2010ss 76 4,340
2020ss 18 1,774

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lean Lea
2014 6 416
2015 7 382
2016 8 422
2017 10 337
2018 — 410
2019 6 389
2020 7 362
2021 — 377
2022 5 362
2023 6 349
2024 — 324

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2023.

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