Total births
5
Girls' name · since 2017
Leja
5 babies named Leja in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 5
- total births
- 2017–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
5 girls have been named Leja since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leja has been recorded 5 times among girls since 2017, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2017.
- 5 total births
- 2017–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
5 girls have been named Leja since 2017, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 5
- total births
- 2017–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Leja was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
5 babies were named Leja in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Leja at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2017
Leja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Leja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leja's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Leja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leja? ▼
5 babies have been named Leja since 2017. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 5 births.
When was Leja most popular? ▼
Leja was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Leja been used? ▼
Records for Leja go back to 2017, giving 1 year of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Leja? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lejla, Lejeune, Lejoyce, Lejend. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leja: Baby Name Since 2017 - 5 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leja draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.