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Lia

“Variant of Leah — Weary or delicate; possibly linked to a Semitic word for cow” — Hebrew origin

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

Lia has appeared in US records since 1933 — best rank #188 (2024) · 28,501 babies named Lia all-time · 1 in 1,100 girls born in 2025.

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 490 notable people named Lia:

Entertainers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lia McHugh, American actress (born 2005).

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