first name
LIA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 22,644 people named Lia, 46.7% reported their origin as White, 31.7% as Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% as Asian or Pacific Islander. 99% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Lia peaked in 2024, when 1,610 babies got the name.
At least 28,516 babies have been given the name since 1933. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Lia by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #503. The largest share of babies named Lia, 52.8%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Lia is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Lia has been most common in Nevada (2.5×), Hawaii (2.4×), and Florida (2.1×), and least common in Mississippi (0.09×).
25,405 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Lia
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lia, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Lia ranks #37,209 of 156,621, with 644 people. See Lia as a last name
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