Fun Facts About the Name Annaleia
- 250 babies named Annaleia: U.S. records list 250 babies given the name Annaleia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Annaleia Mean?
Annaleia is a compound name, formed from Anna and Leah, with the second element written in its Greek-derived spelling Leia. Its meaning is therefore the meaning of those two elements together, and only the first of them is settled.
Anna goes back to the Hebrew Ḥannah (חַנָּה), built on a root meaning "to be gracious" or "to show favor," and it is normally translated as grace or "favor." The form Anna entered European languages not from the Hebrew directly but from the Greek Ἄννα of the New Testament, which passed into Latin as Anna.
Leah is the Hebrew לֵאָה, and its meaning is disputed. One long-standing explanation connects it with a Hebrew root meaning "to be weary"; another links it to Akkadian littu, "cow," which would give a sense such as "wild cow"; several reference works record the etymology as uncertain. The Greek form of the name in the Septuagint is Λεια (Leia), and it is this spelling that gives Annaleia its ending.
Because Leah's derivation is unsettled, Annaleia has no single agreed translation: the clear element means "grace," and the rest of the meaning depends on which explanation of Leah is accepted. Glosses that give the whole name simply as "grace" or "graceful" rest on Anna alone.
Annaleia Name History & Origins
Both halves of the name come from the Hebrew Bible. Anna is the Greek form of Ḥannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, whose story is told in 1 Samuel 1; the same Greek name appears in the New Testament for Anna the prophetess, who greets the infant Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:36 - 38). The name spread widely in Christian Europe, and Christian tradition also gives it to the mother of Mary, a figure described in the early non-canonical Protoevangelium of James rather than in the Bible itself.
Leah is one of the matriarchs of Genesis, the wife of Jacob and the mother of six of his sons, among them Judah and Levi, and of his daughter Dinah. In the Latin Vulgate her name appears as Lia, taken over from the Greek Λεια; that Latin spelling lies behind the Italian and Portuguese Lia. English Bibles use Leah, and the Protestant emphasis on the Old Testament brought names of this kind into wider use in English-speaking countries.
Annaleia follows the pattern of double names that join Anna to a second given name, such as Annamaria, Anneliese, and Annalisa, and it keeps the Greek-derived -leia ending rather than the English Leah. In English, the form Leia is also familiar from the Star Wars character Princess Leia.
As a combined form, Annaleia draws its meaning and history entirely from its two parts rather than from an older single name.
How Popular is the Name Annaleia?
Annaleia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #2,300 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,300 | 79 | 0.0049% |
| 2024 | #3,573 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 2023 | #5,563 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #9,112 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #9,017 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #8,450 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #9,811 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #9,212 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,874 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #11,885 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #16,656 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,035 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #16,792 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,989 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #17,783 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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