Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Lia name popularity since 1925
28,516 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lia. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Lia is about 13 years old in 2026. Lia peaked in 2024 as the #188 name for girls, and it ranked #200 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 28,516
- Named Lia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #200
- for girls in 2025 (1,526 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 28,501 girls · 15 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 2.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Lia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lia births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Lia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, Lia became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 4,110 baby girls to 1 in 2,120.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 33 | 0 | #3,544 |
| 1950s | 273 | 0 | #1,758 |
| 1960s | 790 | 0 | #1,029 |
| 1970s | 1,060 | 0 | #1,260 |
| 1980s | 1,606 | 0 | #936 |
| 1990s | 1,948 | 10 | #937 |
| 2000s | 5,098 | 0 | #556 |
| 2010s | 9,749 | 0 | #330 |
| 2020–25 | 7,937 | 5 | #200 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
52.8% of babies named Lia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lia is most popular
The index compares Lia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2.05× | 1,454 |
| Florida | 2.03× | 1,881 |
| California | 1.69× | 4,601 |
| Connecticut | 1.69× | 470 |
| Arizona | 1.65× | 549 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lia (this page) | 28,501 | 2024 |
| Liah | 2,711 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lia (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data