Analeia

Analeia combines three popular elements: classic and international Ana, the pop cultural, Star Wars inspired Leia, and the Biblical Leah. It was one of the fastest rising names in the US in 2024, when it entered the Top 1000 for the first time, and again in 2025, when it climbed 400 places up the charts.

As a Portuguese and Brazilian name, it is an alternative spelling of Analeah — Leia being a Portuguese form of the Biblical classic. In this case it would be pronounced as u-nu-LEE-u (u like the sound in up) and might be interpreted tomea "graceful but weary" or "gracious in grief."

As an English name, it is a smoosh of Ana and Leia, and while the meaning remains the same — Leia having been drawn from Leah — the ending would be pronounced "LAY-uh", just like the Star Wars princess.

Given to 579 babies in a recent count — twice as many as the year prior — you could also consider the less popular Annaleia if you're put off by the first four letters together.

Pronounced an-uh-LAY-uh.

As of October 2026, Analeia ranked #514 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #682.