Lia

Meaning and origin of Lia

Popularity of Lia in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2017.
• Over recent years, Lia has been stable (−2.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lia every 1.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Lia in English-speaking countries

Lia ranks 197^th in Ontario (Canada), 198^th in United States and 239^th in Ireland, against 247^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  197^th girls’ name166 babies in 3 years1 girl in 931−0.3% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  269^th girls’ name38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,045

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  198^th girls’ name4,566 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,058+5.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  239^th girls’ name52 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,247

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  341^st girls’ name29 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,875

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  426^th girls’ name288 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,666+1.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  455^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,999

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Lia and Lïa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lïa90
• Lya2,765
• Liya655
• Lyah (in French)310
• Liyah (in French)285
• Lïya50
• Liah (in French)30
• Lyha (in French)30
• Lïyah (in French)20
• Lyia15
• Lïah (in French)10
• Lihya5
• Liia5
• Lÿa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lia

• Elia
• Lisa
• Hannah
• Lison
• Anouk
• Abby
• Rachel
• Rita
• Axelle
• Ninon
• Sara
• Sienna

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin