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Lea

Female#141 most common in Croatia7,267 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Weary; lioness; meadow
Origin:
Hebrew

About the name Lea

From Hebrew Leah, the biblical wife of Jacob; the name also evokes 'lioness' and 'meadow'. A popular short modern name in Croatia.

Popularity with newborns

  • Girls · 2025 · 147 births · #25 that year
Position on the annual list
Lea — Position on the annual list#13#15#18#20#23#25201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

7,267 people in Croatia are called Lea, according to the 2021 census. That is #141 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Lea is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ShortBiblicalReligiousInternationalModerately common

Notable people called Lea

  • LeahBiblical matriarch

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.