babyNamedLya
“variant spelling of Léa”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 49th
- births in 2023–2025
- 2,770
- babies born in France
- 1 in 660
- +0.8% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Lya
Lya is thought to mean “variant spelling of Léa” and is of Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Lya in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Lya has been stable (+0.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lya every 1.8 schools, all spellings combined.
Lya in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
172 babies in 3 years1 girl in 28,093+2% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 63,986
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Lya and Lÿa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Lÿa5
- Lia720
- Liya655
- Lyah (in French)310
- Liyah (in French)285
- Lïa90
- Lïya50
- Liah (in French)30
- Lyha (in French)30
- Lïyah (in French)20
- Lyia15
- Lïah (in French)10
- Lihya5
- Liia5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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