Is Lia a boy or girl name?
Lia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,605 girls and 0 boys were named Lia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 26,981 US babies named Lia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #187
- Babies named Lia since 1933
- 26,981
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,605 babies
Boys and girls named Lia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 273 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 790 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,061 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,606 | 100% |
| 1990s | 10 | 1,948 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,098 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,747 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 6,403 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,605 | #187 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,382 | 1,427 | #210 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,234 | #249 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,039 | #309 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,098 | #291 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,168 | #282 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,320 | #247 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 954 | #337 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 989 | #335 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 996 | #330 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 864 | #378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 811 | #383 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 907 | #351 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 846 | #379 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 892 | #356 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 868 | #370 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 741 | #427 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 590 | #529 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 580 | #521 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 516 | #556 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 447 | #615 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 397 | #666 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 346 | #716 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 313 | #765 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 300 | #764 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 233 | #908 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 211 | #969 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 218 | #917 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,930 | 182 | #1,030 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 202 | #937 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,007 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,092 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,079 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,061 | 185 | #1,007 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 198 | #953 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 200 | #912 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 185 | #919 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 174 | #942 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 158 | #993 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 168 | #936 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,002 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 155 | #952 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,029 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,061 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,297 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,250 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,075 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,211 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,261 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,182 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,207 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,041 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 157 | #862 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,097 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,004 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,009 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,084 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 111 | #967 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,029 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,354 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,442 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,662 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,796 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,713 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,731 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,891 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,737 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,425 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,758 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,213 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,157 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,373 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,289 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,979 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,766 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,754 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,576 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,544 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,610 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lia reached #9,061 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #187 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.