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Lamiya

Girl

Meaning of Lamiya: Arabic: 'shining or radiant'

Lamiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9174th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9174

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

769

First recorded 1990 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 27 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 40 babies2007: 41 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 35 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 44 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 34 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 12 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Lamiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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