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Lia

Girl

Meaning of Lia: Italian: 'weary'

Lia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 205th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#205

1,526 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#491

81 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

28,516

First recorded 1933 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 140 babies1982: 148 babies1983: 155 babies1984: 144 babies1985: 168 babies1986: 158 babies1987: 174 babies1988: 185 babies1989: 200 babies1990: 198 babies19901991: 190 babies1992: 168 babies1993: 166 babies1994: 185 babies1995: 202 babies1996: 187 babies1997: 218 babies1998: 211 babies1999: 233 babies2000: 300 babies20002001: 313 babies2002: 346 babies2003: 397 babies2004: 447 babies2005: 516 babies2006: 580 babies2007: 590 babies2008: 741 babies2009: 868 babies2010: 892 babies20102011: 847 babies2012: 907 babies2013: 811 babies2014: 864 babies2015: 996 babies2016: 989 babies2017: 954 babies2018: 1,321 babies2019: 1,168 babies2020: 1,098 babies20202021: 1,039 babies2022: 1,234 babies2023: 1,435 babies2024: 1,610 babies2025: 1,526 babies
US babies named Lia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,610.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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