Liya

Meaning and origin of Liya

Popularity of Liya in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2020.
• Over recent years, Liya has been stable (−2.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Liya every 1.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Liya in English-speaking countries

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

  491^st girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,985

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  658^th girls’ name53 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,915

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  633^rd girls’ name181 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,242+8.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  905^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,064

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,559^th girls’ name408 babies in 3 years1 girl in 11,843+4.7% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Lïya50
• Lya2,765
• Lia720
• Lyah (in French)310
• Liyah (in French)285
• Lïa90
• 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 Liya

• Myriam
• Anaëlle
• Talya
• Elia
• Naomi
• Alyah
• Adama
• Leya
• Elisa
• Raphaëlle
• Talia
• Yaël

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin