Liyu
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LIH-yoo
- Origin
- Amharic
Liyu is a girls' name of Amharic origin, meaning “special, unique”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Liyu mean?
Amharic: Amharic word, used by Ethiopian families
“special, unique”
Is Liyu a girl's or a boy's name?
Liyu is a girls' name.
How popular is Liyu in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the girls named Liyu in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Liyu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
Names like Liyu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tru, Miyori, Rumi, Yumi, Xuri, Suki, Yuri, Zhuri, Namiko, Yuna, Ainhoa, Koi
Names related to Liyu
More Amharic names
Amare, Aryam, Gelila, Mahelet, Nolawi, Haset, Tafari, Bruk, Leul, Naod, Kidus, Melat, Haile, Menelik, Nuhamin, Meklit
Sources
Figures from 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, “Liyu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liyu, updated 20 October 2026.