Liyah
Liyah was the 3874th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1663rd with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,823 places. More babies were named Liyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,874 girls, down 1,068 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,200babies recorded
Liyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,874 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,806 | 59 |
| 2010 | #1,919 | 105 |
| 2000 | #5,605 | 20 |
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How popular is Liyah, counting every spelling?
Liyah is a spelling of Liya, a name family that ranked #1,105 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,874 for Liyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 203 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liya | 165 | #1,344 | 695 |
| Liyah | 38 | #3,874 | 253 |
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 Liyah?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liyah 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liyah?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Liyah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Liyah 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.
Liyah by state
How common Liyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 45 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 Liyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liyah, they share its era and feel.
Liyah is also a nickname for Aliyah.
Questions about the name Liyah
How popular is the name Liyah?
Liyah was the 3874th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1663rd with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,823 places. More babies were named Liyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Liyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Liyah in the US.
Where is Liyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liyah was most common in Florida (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Texas.