How Many People Are Named Liyah?
An estimated 2,136 people in the United States have the first name Liyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Liyah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liyah 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 Liyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Liyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,136
About 1 in 160,466 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2005
120 births
Total Registered
2,160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liyah
Liyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,160 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Liyah as a female name
Ranked #4,077 in 2024
36 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (120 births)
Liyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 910 babies were registered. While Liyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Liyah by Decade
How has Liyah 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.
Liyah by State
Birth registrations for Liyah span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Ohio, New Jersey. On average, about 54 Liyahs were registered per state.
Liyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Liyah
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Liyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liyah?
We estimate approximately 2,136 people named Liyah 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 160,466 Americans share this first name.
Is Liyah a common name?
Liyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liyah most popular?
Liyah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liyah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liyah a female name?
Liyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liyah Smith, Liyah Johnson, Liyah 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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