Lia

“Variant of Leah — Weary or delicate” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #200 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lia reached its best rank, #188, in 2024 and ranked #200 in 2025. About 29,000 girls have carried it since 1933. Together with its spelling variants Liah (#1322) and Liya (#1344), Lia would rank around #158 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 82/9/9 across Lia, Liah, and Liya.

Around the world: #10 in Switzerland (2024) · #10 in Germany (2025) · #30 in Slovenia (2025) · #34 in Austria (2025) · #35 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lias

Lia Manoliu — Romanian athletics competitor (1932-1998)
Lia McHugh — American actress (born 2005)
Lia Quartapelle — Italian politician
Lia — Japanese singer
Lia van Leer — Israeli film archive pioneer (1924-2015)

In stories & tradition

Lia Turtle — Chaos&Evolutions

What Lias become

Among 527 notable people named Lia:

Entertainers appear 2.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lia McHugh, American actress (born 2005).

Similar names: Leia · Mariam · Lilah · Gia · Ariyah · Elia

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