Lia
Girl · LEE-a · Hebrew
Lia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 439th for girls in the UK (101 babies) and 200th for girls in the US (1,526 babies).
What does Lia mean?
Hebrew: Italian and Portuguese form of Leah; also a short form
The Italian and Portuguese form of Leah, and also a short form of names such as Amelia and Julia.
- Say it
- LEE-a
Is Lia a girl's or a boy's name?
Lia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 101 girls in the UK and 1,526 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #439among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 101about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 101 girls in the UK were named Lia, making it the 439th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 410th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 166 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 506 girls in the UK were given Lia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #439 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 434th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Lia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | #439 |
| 2024 | 89 | #500 |
| 2023 | 130 | #366 |
| 2022 | 107 | #441 |
| 2021 | 134 | #377 |
| 2020 | 117 | #410 |
| 2019 | 105 | #455 |
| 2018 | 92 | #512 |
| 2017 | 131 | #384 |
| 2016 | 83 | #558 |
| 2015 | 87 | #543 |
| 2014 | 104 | #465 |
| 2013 | 84 | #546 |
| 2012 | 72 | #637 |
| 2011 | 97 | #482 |
| 2010 | 115 | #420 |
| 2009 | 96 | #472 |
| 2008 | 97 | #469 |
| 2007 | 80 | #524 |
| 2006 | 122 | #380 |
| 2005 | 152 | #308 |
| 2004 | 166 | #283 |
| 2003 | 141 | #309 |
| 2002 | 151 | #290 |
| 2001 | 132 | #306 |
| 2000 | 104 | #361 |
| 1999 | 96 | #378 |
| 1998 | 74 | #456 |
| 1997 | 68 | #483 |
| 1996 | 56 | #523 |
How popular is Lia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #200among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,526about 1 in 1,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,526 girls in the US were named Lia, making it the 200th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 291st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,610 girls. It first appears in the records in 1933.
Half of all the girls named Lia in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,018 girls in the US were given Lia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #36, up from #200 for this spelling alone.
Lia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,526 | #200 |
| 2024 | 1,610 | #188 |
| 2023 | 1,430 | #210 |
| 2022 | 1,234 | #248 |
| 2021 | 1,039 | #308 |
| 2020 | 1,098 | #291 |
| 2019 | 1,168 | #282 |
| 2018 | 1,321 | #247 |
| 2017 | 954 | #337 |
| 2016 | 989 | #335 |
| 2015 | 996 | #328 |
| 2014 | 864 | #378 |
| 2013 | 811 | #383 |
| 2012 | 907 | #351 |
| 2011 | 847 | #378 |
| 2010 | 892 | #356 |
| 2009 | 868 | #370 |
| 2008 | 741 | #427 |
| 2007 | 590 | #529 |
| 2006 | 580 | #521 |
| 2005 | 516 | #556 |
| 2004 | 447 | #615 |
| 2003 | 397 | #666 |
| 2002 | 346 | #716 |
| 2001 | 313 | #763 |
| 2000 | 300 | #762 |
| 1999 | 233 | #903 |
| 1998 | 211 | #967 |
| 1997 | 218 | #914 |
| 1996 | 182 | #1,026 |
| 1995 | 202 | #932 |
| 1994 | 185 | #1,003 |
| 1993 | 166 | #1,087 |
| 1992 | 168 | #1,074 |
| 1991 | 185 | #1,003 |
| 1990 | 198 | #948 |
| 1989 | 200 | #905 |
| 1988 | 185 | #918 |
| 1987 | 174 | #941 |
| 1986 | 158 | #992 |
| 1985 | 168 | #933 |
| 1984 | 144 | #1,002 |
| 1983 | 155 | #950 |
| 1982 | 148 | #994 |
| 1981 | 140 | #1,025 |
| 1980 | 134 | #1,059 |
| 1979 | 97 | #1,294 |
| 1978 | 99 | #1,248 |
| 1977 | 121 | #1,075 |
| 1976 | 94 | #1,206 |
| 1975 | 89 | #1,258 |
| 1974 | 94 | #1,185 |
| 1973 | 89 | #1,200 |
| 1972 | 112 | #1,038 |
| 1971 | 157 | #859 |
| 1970 | 108 | #1,093 |
| 1969 | 116 | #1,003 |
| 1968 | 106 | #1,008 |
| 1967 | 93 | #1,081 |
| 1966 | 111 | #966 |
| 1965 | 103 | #1,025 |
| 1964 | 69 | #1,349 |
| 1963 | 60 | #1,435 |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,650 |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,787 |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,694 |
| 1959 | 41 | #1,719 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,871 |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,727 |
| 1956 | 22 | #2,388 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,732 |
| 1954 | 24 | #2,185 |
| 1953 | 24 | #2,121 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
Names like Lia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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