How Many People Are Named Liah?
An estimated 2,519 people in the United States have the first name Liah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Liah peaked in popularity in 2018 with 181 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Liah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Liah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,519
About 1 in 136,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2018
181 births
Total Registered
2,542
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liah
Liah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,542 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Liah as a female name
Ranked #1,340 in 2024
170 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (181 births)
Liah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,209 babies were registered. While Liah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Liah by Decade
How has Liah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Liah by State
Birth registrations for Liah span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Maryland, Georgia. On average, about 111 Liahs were registered per state.
Liah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Liah
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Liah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liah?
We estimate approximately 2,519 people named Liah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 136,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Liah a common name?
Liah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,542 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liah most popular?
Liah reached peak popularity in 2018, when 181 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liah a female name?
Liah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liah Smith, Liah Johnson, Liah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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