Girls' name · since 1933
Lia
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 28,501 babies named Lia, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,501
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lia currently ranks #200 among girls' names in America, with 28,501 babies recorded since 1933.
Lia has 28,501 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #200 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #200 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 28,501 born since 1933
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lia ranks #861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #200 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 28,501 born since 1933, peaking in the 2010s.
- #861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,501
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lia's 28,501 recorded births place it above 98.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lia compares
28,501 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Lia's all-time total is 76x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,501 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,610 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lia's full recorded timeline at 1985, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 1,610 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,610
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Lia popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1991 (Lia as boys' name)
Lia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,749 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Lia's strongest decade.
9,749 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 273
1950s
273 births
- 1960s 790
1960s
790 births
- 1970s 1,060
1970s
1,060 births
- 1980s 1,606
1980s
1,606 births
- 1990s 1,948
1990s
1,948 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,098 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,749 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,937 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,749 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lia 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 Lia's total volume
Lia by state
Where Lia concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,601 | 16.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,098 | 10.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,929 | 10.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,881 | 6.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,454 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,290 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 931 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 757 | 2.7% |
4,601 of 28,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Lia appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lia's data
- Lia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,749 total births) through the 2020s (7,937) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lias (4,601 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1933–2025 (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 Lia 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.