Is Liyah a boy or girl name?
Liyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 0 boys were named Liyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,160 US babies named Liyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,077
- Babies named Liyah since 1994
- 2,160
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 120 babies
Boys and girls named Liyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,077 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,353 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,946 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,553 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,200 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,153 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,609 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,051 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,028 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,983 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,166 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,919 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,097 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,166 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,079 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,927 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,663 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,705 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,196 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,977 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,994 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,605 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,137 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,733 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,357 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,592 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,839 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,325 |
Highest rank
Liyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,663 in 2005. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Liyah
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.