Léa: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Léa year by year

Léa drops 1 place from 2024 (ranked 11th then). Since 2020 (460 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 40%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	12th	274
2024	11th	289
2023	8th	335
2022	7th	385
2021	6th	481
2020	5th	460

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Léa since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Léa appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2013, with 646 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (5,300 babies). Since 1980, about 12,994 children in Québec have been named Léa.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Léa in Québec in 2025?

274 girls were named Léa in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 12th rank among girl names.

Is Léa a popular name in Québec?

Yes: Léa is among the 50 most given girl names of 2025.

When was Léa given most often?

In 2013, with 646 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Léa a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Léa only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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