Liah
Girl · LEE-a · Hebrew
Liah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,318th for girls in the US (169 babies).
What does Liah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Lia or Leah
A spelling of Lia, the Italian and Portuguese form of the biblical name Leah.
- Say it
- LEE-a
Is Liah a girl's or a boy's name?
Liah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 169 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Liah, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 19 girls.
2025 had more girls named Liah than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Liah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. 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 Liah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Liah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Liah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,318among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 169about 1 in 9,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 169 girls in the US were named Liah, making it the 1,318th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,518th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 181 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Liah in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,018 girls in the US were given Liah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #36, up from #1,318 for this spelling alone.
Liah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | #1,318 |
| 2024 | 170 | #1,341 |
| 2023 | 170 | #1,330 |
| 2022 | 177 | #1,325 |
| 2021 | 157 | #1,392 |
| 2020 | 140 | #1,518 |
| 2019 | 171 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 181 | #1,271 |
| 2017 | 153 | #1,465 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,580 |
| 2015 | 119 | #1,758 |
| 2014 | 98 | #2,010 |
| 2013 | 86 | #2,173 |
| 2012 | 84 | #2,232 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2010 | 79 | #2,386 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,704 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,718 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 41 | #3,583 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 36 | #3,801 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Liah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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