Lamya
Lamya was the 7704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1452nd with 162 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,942 places. More babies were named Lamya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,704 girls, down 3,384 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007162 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,046babies recorded
Lamya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,704 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,320 | 32 |
| 2010 | #1,880 | 108 |
| 2000 | #2,496 | 61 |
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How popular is Lamya, counting every spelling?
Lamya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 20 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 20 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamya | 14 | #7,704 | 108 |
| Lamyah | 6 | #14,152 | 41 |
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 Lamya?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lamya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lamya 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lamya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lamya?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Lamya are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 22. That makes Lamya 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.
Lamya by state
How common Lamya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Lamya
How popular is the name Lamya?
Lamya was the 7704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1452nd with 162 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,942 places. More babies were named Lamya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lamya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lamya in the US.
Where is Lamya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lamya was most common in Ohio (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Illinois.