Girls' name · since 1992
Liya
2,375 babies named Liya in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,189 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,345 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,375
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,375 babies have been named Liya since 1992, making it today's #1345 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Liya recorded 2,375 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #1345 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #4,189 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,345 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,375 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liya ranks #4,189 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,345 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,375 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,189 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,345 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,375
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liya's 2,375 recorded births place it above 94.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liya compares
2,375 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Liya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 165 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liya splits its recorded history at 2009: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 165 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Liya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,001 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Liya's strongest decade.
1,001 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Liya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
499 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,001 births
- 2020s
2020s
815 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,001 births (42% of all-time use).
How Liya 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 Liya's total volume
Liya by state
Where Liya concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 346 | 14.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 245 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 196 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 141 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 71 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 70 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 67 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 59 | 2.5% |
346 of 2,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Liya appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liya's data
- Liya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,001 total births) through the 2020s (815) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liyas (346 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 Liya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Liya 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.