Leja
Leja is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:Franciszek Leja (1885–1975), Polish mathematician Frank Leja (1936–1991), U.S. baseball player Łukasz Leja, Polish-born American painter Walter Leja (1921–1992), Polish-born Canadian bomb disposal expert and soldier
Meaning & Origin of Leja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leja is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:Franciszek Leja (1885–1975), Polish mathematician Frank Leja (1936–1991), U.S. baseball player Łukasz Leja, Polish-born American painter Walter Leja (1921–1992), Polish-born Canadian bomb disposal expert and soldier
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The Story of Leja
Leja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2017, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 5 Lejas were born — ranking #15,899 that year. As of 2026, Leja ranks #15,899 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Lejas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leja
Leja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Leja's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #15,899. Use the chart and map above to compare Leja'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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