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Liyah

Girl

Meaning of Liyah: Hebrew: 'weary'

Liyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3711th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3711

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,200

First recorded 1994 · peak 2005

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 48 babies2002: 89 babies2003: 79 babies2004: 114 babies2005: 120 babies2006: 105 babies2007: 98 babies2008: 94 babies2009: 97 babies2010: 105 babies20102011: 88 babies2012: 114 babies2013: 99 babies2014: 97 babies2015: 96 babies2016: 68 babies2017: 89 babies2018: 86 babies2019: 69 babies2020: 59 babies20202021: 74 babies2022: 57 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 36 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Liyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 120.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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