Liya
Girl · LEE-ya
Liya is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 643rd for girls in the UK (64 babies) and 1,341st for girls in the US (165 babies).
Where does Liya come from?
- Say it
- LEE-ya
Is Liya a girl's or a boy's name?
Liya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 64 girls in the UK and 165 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #643among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 64about 1 in 4,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 64 girls in the UK were named Liya, making it the 643rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 720th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 71 girls.
Half of all the girls named Liya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 70 girls in the UK were given Liya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #565, up from #643 for this spelling alone.
- Liya 64
- Liyah 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 610th in England and Wales.
Liya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #643 |
| 2024 | 71 | #595 |
| 2023 | 52 | #747 |
| 2022 | 54 | #740 |
| 2021 | 59 | #698 |
| 2020 | 56 | #720 |
| 2019 | 40 | #960 |
| 2018 | 37 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2016 | 39 | #999 |
| 2015 | 41 | #960 |
| 2014 | 32 | #1,149 |
| 2013 | 35 | #1,096 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2011 | 30 | #1,190 |
| 2010 | 33 | #1,080 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Liya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,341among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 165about 1 in 9,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 165 girls in the US were named Liya, making it the 1,341st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,698th. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had the most girls named Liya of any year since it first appeared, in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Liya in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 203 girls in the US were given Liya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,048, up from #1,341 for this spelling alone.
- Liya 165
- Liyah 38
Liya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 165 | #1,341 |
| 2024 | 132 | #1,591 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,813 |
| 2022 | 148 | #1,478 |
| 2021 | 139 | #1,516 |
| 2020 | 120 | #1,698 |
| 2019 | 100 | #1,949 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1,762 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,989 |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,942 |
| 2015 | 89 | #2,138 |
| 2014 | 97 | #2,027 |
| 2013 | 118 | #1,744 |
| 2012 | 98 | #1,983 |
| 2011 | 96 | #2,026 |
| 2010 | 85 | #2,258 |
| 2009 | 85 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 91 | #2,184 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,787 |
| 2006 | 67 | #2,669 |
| 2005 | 48 | #3,208 |
| 2004 | 45 | #3,329 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
Names like Liya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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