Entry № 1408 · Liberian origin

Leymah Leymah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ LAY-mah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Liberian
Meaning
"Liberian peace activist (Nobel Peace 2011)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Liberian)

A name that means "liberian peace activist (nobel peace 2011)".

Leymah is a Kpelle-Liberian feminine name. **Leymah Gbowee (born 1972)** was the **Liberian peace activist** who **organized the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace** — a coalition of Christian and Muslim women whose nonviolent protest and sex strike helped end the **Second Liberian Civil War (2003)**. **Co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize** with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkol Karman.

Subject of the documentary *Pray the Devil Back to Hell* (2008).

Liberian peace activist. Co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.

The name in its native script.

Leymah
Transliteration
Leymah
Pronunciation
/ ˈleɪ.mə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Leymah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Leymah · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Leymahs before her.

Real people
Leymah Gbowee
Liberian Nobel Peace laureate.
born 1972
In fiction
Leymah
Pray the Devil Back to Hell.
2008

Names connected to Leymah.

The number behind Leymah.

1

The Pioneer

Leymah reduces to one — the number of Liberia's Nobel laureate.

Why families chose this name.

"Liberia's Nobel. Six letters. Leymah."
Adaeze · Mother of one · Monrovia