Leia is almost entirely a Star Wars name now, and that is not a small thing. George Lucas borrowed or invented the spelling in 1977, and the princess with the cinnamon-bun braids has been rallying rebellions on behalf of little girls ever since. The name echoes the Hebrew Leah, meaning weary, and the Hawaiian Leia, meaning child of heaven or a wreath of flowers. Two syllables that can be sung as LAY-uh or LEE-uh depending on the household. After Carrie Fisher's death in 2016, the name surged into the Top 300 and has held near 290 since. Bright, rebellious, luminous.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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