The baby name Lea appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1970 with 681 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Lea has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1913 | 15 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 39 |
| 1918 | 56 |
| 1919 | 33 |
| 1920 | 24 |
| 1921 | 14 |
| 1922 | 39 |
| 1923 | 21 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 35 |
| 1926 | 30 |
| 1927 | 14 |
| 1928 | 28 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1930 | 25 |
| 1931 | 30 |
| 1932 | 12 |
| 1933 | 23 |
| 1934 | 16 |
| 1935 | 12 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1937 | 18 |
| 1938 | 34 |
| 1939 | 10 |
| 1940 | 25 |
| 1941 | 41 |
| 1942 | 32 |
| 1943 | 59 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1946 | 45 |
| 1947 | 122 |
| 1948 | 110 |
| 1949 | 100 |
| 1950 | 102 |
| 1951 | 147 |
| 1952 | 216 |
| 1953 | 164 |
| 1954 | 237 |
| 1955 | 340 |
| 1956 | 465 |
| 1957 | 360 |
| 1958 | 559 |
| 1959 | 500 |
| 1960 | 467 |
| 1961 | 453 |
| 1962 | 600 |
| 1963 | 498 |
| 1964 | 456 |
| 1965 | 462 |
| 1966 | 487 |
| 1967 | 501 |
| 1968 | 554 |
| 1969 | 549 |
| 1970 | 681 |
| 1971 | 602 |
| 1972 | 432 |
| 1973 | 436 |
| 1974 | 487 |
| 1975 | 410 |
| 1976 | 344 |
| 1977 | 395 |
| 1978 | 394 |
| 1979 | 477 |
| 1980 | 478 |
| 1981 | 429 |
| 1982 | 329 |
| 1983 | 339 |
| 1984 | 372 |
| 1985 | 391 |
| 1986 | 310 |
| 1987 | 365 |
| 1988 | 374 |
| 1989 | 386 |
| 1990 | 423 |
| 1991 | 417 |
| 1992 | 351 |
| 1993 | 388 |
| 1994 | 380 |
| 1995 | 279 |
| 1996 | 392 |
| 1997 | 373 |
| 1998 | 361 |
| 1999 | 329 |
| 2000 | 293 |
| 2001 | 296 |
| 2002 | 278 |
| 2003 | 351 |
| 2004 | 458 |
| 2005 | 533 |
| 2006 | 468 |
| 2007 | 425 |
| 2008 | 431 |
| 2009 | 371 |
| 2010 | 426 |
| 2011 | 498 |
| 2012 | 423 |
| 2013 | 425 |
| 2014 | 333 |
| 2015 | 328 |
| 2016 | 422 |
| 2017 | 395 |
| 2018 | 310 |
| 2019 | 363 |
| 2020 | 287 |
| 2021 | 381 |
| 2022 | 360 |
| 2023 | 335 |
| 2024 | 311 |