Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1979
Lija
11 babies named Lija in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1979–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Lija sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1979.
Lija has 11 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1979 to 2014.
- 11 total births
- 1979–2014 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Lija since 1979, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2014.
- 11
- total births
- 1979–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Lija was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
6 babies were named Lija in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Lija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lija splits its recorded history at 2014: 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 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lija at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Lija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2014
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Lija by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lija's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lija? ▼
Since 1979, Social Security records show 11 babies named Lija. The most recent recorded year was 2014. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 6 births.
When was Lija most popular? ▼
Lija was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Lija been used? ▼
Records for Lija go back to 1979, giving 36 years of history through 2014.
What names are similar to Lija? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lijah, Lijana. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lija: Baby Name Since 1979 - 11 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lija. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lija 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 July 2026.