Lamia
Lamia was the 8637th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 3101st; the most babies were born in 2004 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,443 places. More babies were named Lamia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,637 girls, down 4,026 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200450 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,390babies recorded
Lamia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,637 | 12 |
| 2020 | #4,611 | 29 |
| 2010 | #5,338 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,101 | 45 |
| 1990 | #4,605 | 21 |
| 1980 | #5,721 | 12 |
| 1970 | #6,696 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lamia, counting every spelling?
Lamia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 18 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 18 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamia | 12 | #8,637 | 91 |
| Lamiah | 6 | #14,150 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lamia?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lamia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lamia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lamia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lamia?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Lamia are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 31. That makes Lamia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lamia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lamia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lamia
How popular is the name Lamia?
Lamia was the 8637th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 3101st; the most babies were born in 2004 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,443 places. More babies were named Lamia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lamia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lamia in the US.