How Many People Are Named Liya?
An estimated 2,189 people in the United States have the first name Liya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Liya peaked in popularity in 2022 with 148 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liya 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 Liya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Liya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,189
About 1 in 156,580 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
148 births
Total Registered
2,209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liya
Liya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,209 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Liya as a female name
Ranked #1,589 in 2024
132 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (148 births)
Liya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,001 babies were registered. While Liya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Liya by Decade
How has Liya 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.
Liya by State
Birth registrations for Liya span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Arizona, Colorado. On average, about 73 Liyas were registered per state.
Liya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Liya
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Liya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liya?
We estimate approximately 2,189 people named Liya 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 156,580 Americans share this first name.
Is Liya a common name?
Liya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liya most popular?
Liya reached peak popularity in 2022, when 148 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liya a female name?
Liya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liya Smith, Liya Johnson, Liya 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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