Lehi comes from the Biblical / Mormon tradition, meaning Prophet from the Book of Mormon..
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How popular is Lehi?
2005peak year
Lehi first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1973. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2005, 15 babies received the name (ranked #5464). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10172), with roughly 8 babies named Lehi each year. Lehi has been declining in recent years. In total, around 348 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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