Girls' name · since 1994
Liyah
2,200 babies named Liyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,200
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liyah currently ranks #3870 among girls' names in America, with 2,200 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liyah has been recorded 2,200 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #3870 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #4,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,870 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,200 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liyah ranks #4,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,870 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,200 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,200
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liyah's 2,200 recorded births place it above 93.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liyah compares
2,200 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
Liyah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,200 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liyah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 120, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Liyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (911 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Liyah's strongest decade.
911 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Liyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
864 births
- 2010s
2010s
911 births
- 2020s 312
2020s
312 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 911 births (41% of all-time use).
How Liyah 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 Liyah's total volume
Liyah by state
Where Liyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 254 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 232 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 151 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 139 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 52 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 41 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 31 | 1.4% |
254 of 2,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Liyah appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liyah's data
- Liyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (911 total births) through the 2020s (312) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liyahs (254 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Liyah 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.