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
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.
Notable people called Lea
- Leah — Biblical 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.