Liah
Liah was the 1322nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1273rd with 181 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 440 places. More babies were named Liah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,322 girls, up 200 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 169girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018181 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,711babies recorded
Liah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,322 | 169 |
| 2020 | #1,522 | 140 |
| 2010 | #2,395 | 79 |
| 2000 | #5,604 | 20 |
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How popular is Liah, counting every spelling?
Liah has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,248 for girls in 2025, against #1,322 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Liah?
169 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liah 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 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liah?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Liah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Liah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Liah by state
How common Liah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.6×), Texas (2.0×), Florida (2.0×), New York (1.5×). In 37 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
These names rose and fell in step with Liah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Liah
How popular is the name Liah?
Liah was the 1322nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1273rd with 181 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 440 places. More babies were named Liah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Liah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Liah in the US.
Where is Liah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liah was most common in Arizona (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.