Recorded 1980–1994 Girls' name Peak 1982 119 births

Blia — girls' name

119 babies named Blia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s811990s38
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Blia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

12 babies were named Blia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blia

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Blia between 1980 and 1994, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Blia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Blia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 119 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Blia at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

119

Since 1980

15 years of records

Peak year

1982

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1980

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1994

Blia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1980

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1982)
12
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 19941992199019881986198319811980 9

Blia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
81 births that decade — 68% of Blia's all-time total
1980s811990s38

Blia by state

Where Blia concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Blia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 26.1%
#2 Minnesota
5 4.2%
#3 Wisconsin
5 4.2%
California share of Blia's total US births 26.1%
Even split

31 of 119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blia?
119 babies have been named Blia since 1980. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1982 with 12 births.
When was Blia most popular?
Blia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Blia most popular?
The top states for the name Blia are California (31 births), Minnesota (5 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Blia been used?
Blia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 15 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Blia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bliss, Blima, Blimy, Blimie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.