Girls' name · since 1981
Lamya
Lamya has 2,046 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,046
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lamya currently ranks #7632 among girls' names in America, with 2,046 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Lamya recorded 2,046 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #7632 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #4,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,632 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,046 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamya ranks #4,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,632 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,046 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,046
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lamya's 2,046 recorded births place it above 93.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Lamya compares
2,046 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lamya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lamya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,046 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lamya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lamya splits its recorded history at 2008: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 162 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lamya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lamya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,051 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Lamya's strongest decade.
1,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Lamya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,051 births
- 2010s
2010s
728 births
- 2020s 140
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,051 births (51% of all-time use).
How Lamya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lamya's total volume
Lamya by state
Where Lamya concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 139 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 122 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 105 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 73 | 3.6% |
| #5 | California | | 71 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 55 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 49 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 48 | 2.3% |
139 of 2,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Lamya appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lamya's data
- Lamya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,051 total births); usage has since declined to 140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lamyas (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lamya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.