Leea
Leea is a genus of plants in the family Vitaceae, subfamily Leeoideae, that are native to parts of central Africa, tropical Asia, Australia and Melanesia.
Meaning & Origin of Leea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leea is a genus of plants in the family Vitaceae, subfamily Leeoideae, that are native to parts of central Africa, tropical Asia, Australia and Melanesia.
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Etymology
The Story of Leea
The earliest SSA record of Leea as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 6 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Leea — #4,791 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Leea on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Leea last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 678 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Leea
Leea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 678 births in the dataset. Leea's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #4,791. Use the chart and map above to compare Leea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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