Liyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-ya
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,831 for girls
Liyah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
Where does Liyah come from?
Spelling of Liya
Meaning borrowed from Liya.
Is Liyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Liyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Liyah, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 22 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Liyah than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Liyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 70 girls in the UK were given Liyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #565, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
- Liya 64
- Liyah 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Liyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Liyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,831among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Liyah, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,779th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 120 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Liyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 203 girls in the US were given Liyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,048, up from #3,831 for this spelling alone.
- Liya 165
- Liyah 38
Liyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,038 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,928 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,416 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,779 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,538 |
| 2018 | 86 | #2,179 |
| 2017 | 89 | #2,144 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,594 |
| 2015 | 96 | #2,039 |
| 2014 | 97 | #2,027 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,977 |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,791 |
| 2011 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2010 | 105 | #1,913 |
| 2009 | 97 | #2,090 |
| 2008 | 94 | #2,137 |
| 2007 | 98 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 105 | #1,918 |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,656 |
| 2004 | 114 | #1,697 |
| 2003 | 79 | #2,184 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1,966 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,959 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
Names like Liyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Zainab Ayah Hafsa Hiba Sumayyah Ruqayyah Rahma Nusaybah Safaa Farah
Other spellings of Liyah
Names related to Liyah
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Liyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liyah, updated 20 October 2026.