Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Liya

Meaning Spelling variant of Lia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,344 Trend ↑ Rising 25%

Spelling variant of Lia.

Rank 2025
#1,344
among girls · ↑251 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
165
named Liya · +25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,741
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
165 babies
All-time total
2,375
#4,190 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Liya popularity over time

2,375 babies have been named Liya since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 60 6 – #8,556
2000s 499 50 +732% #2,199
2010s 1,001 100 +101% #1,749
2020s (to 2025) 815 136 +36% #1,344

Where Liya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 172 0.11 outside top 500
2027 179 0.11 outside top 500
2028 184 0.11 outside top 500
2029 189 0.12 outside top 500
2030 194 0.12 outside top 500

Where Liya is most popular

Girls named Liya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.086 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, Washington, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Liya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Virginia 48 0.282 +229%
Washington 30 0.208 +142%
New York 80 0.202 +136%
Maryland 18 0.170 +98%
Georgia 32 0.141 +64%
California 115 0.137 +60%
Florida 39 0.091 +6%
Texas 70 0.087 ≈ national
New Jersey 15 0.083 ≈ national
Illinois 19 0.083 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 -6%
Colorado 6 0.054 -37%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -42%
Arizona 5 0.036 -58%
Michigan 6 0.033 -62%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -74%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Liya

Liya is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,344 in 2025 with 165 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 2,375 American babies have been named Liya. Its peak came in 2025, when 165 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Liya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Liya?

The median living Liya is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 2,400 people named Liya are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Liya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 165 #1,344
2024 132 #1,595
2023 111 #1,823
2022 148 #1,482
2021 139 #1,520
2020 120 #1,701
2019 100 #1,956
2018 116 #1,769
2017 99 #1,999
2016 103 #1,951
2015 89 #2,148
2014 97 #2,028
2013 118 #1,749
2012 98 #1,991
2011 96 #2,037
2010 85 #2,270
2009 85 #2,303
2008 91 #2,199
2007 65 #2,809
2006 67 #2,690
2005 48 #3,241
2004 45 #3,369
2003 43 #3,397
2002 28 #4,453
2001 15 #7,177
2000 12 #8,336
1995 5 #14,781
1990 – –
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Famous people named Liya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Liya Kebede Liya Kebede Ethiopian model, fashion designer and actress b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Liya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Liya?

The median living Liya is about 9 years old. Half of all living Liyas are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Liya are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Liya are alive in the United States, based on 2,375 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Liya mean?

Spelling variant of Lia.

How popular is the name Liya in 2025?

Liya ranked #1,344 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 165 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Liya?

2,375 babies have been named Liya in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Liya most popular?

Liya peaked in 2025, when 165 newborns received the name.

Is Liya a boy or girl name?

Liya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Liya rising or falling?

Liya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Liya become more popular?

Liya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 194 girls named Liya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Liya?

Well-known people named Liya include Liya Kebede (model).

Names like Liya

Names that sound and feel close to Liya: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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