Girls' name · since 1979
Liah
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 2,711 babies named Liah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,320 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,711
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Liah is the #1320 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,711 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liah has been recorded 2,711 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #1320 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,320 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,711 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liah ranks #3,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,320 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,711 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,320 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,711
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liah's 2,711 recorded births place it above 94.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liah compares
2,711 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Liah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,711 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 181 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liah splits its recorded history at 2007: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 181 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Liah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,209 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Liah's strongest decade.
1,209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Liah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 98
1990s
98 births
- 2000s 406
2000s
406 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,209 births
- 2020s
2020s
983 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,209 births (45% of all-time use).
How Liah 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 Liah's total volume
Liah by state
Where Liah concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 483 | 17.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 394 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 218 | 8.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 214 | 7.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 102 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 88 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 57 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.3% |
483 of 2,711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Liah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liah's data
- Liah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,209 total births) through the 2020s (983) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liahs (483 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Liah 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.