Lya
Lya was the 2845th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 2400th; the most babies were born in 2019 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved up 441 places. More babies were named Lya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,845 girls, up 73 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201964 babies
- Total since 1880
- 971babies recorded
Lya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,845 | 60 |
| 2020 | #2,918 | 56 |
| 2010 | #5,047 | 28 |
| 2000 | #16,529 | 5 |
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How popular is Lya, counting every spelling?
Lya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 73 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 73 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lya | 60 | #2,845 | 269 |
| Lyah | 13 | #8,150 | 68 |
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 Lya?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lya 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lya?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Lya are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Lya 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.
Lya by state
How common Lya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.8×), Texas (1.8×), California (1.5×). In 44 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 Lya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lya
How popular is the name Lya?
Lya was the 2845th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 2400th; the most babies were born in 2019 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved up 441 places. More babies were named Lya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lya in the US.
Where is Lya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lya was most common in Arizona (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.