Lia is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Lia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #200 for girl births in the United States (and #444 across all names), given to 1,526 babies — 1,557 including U.S. territories. Lia was first reported in SSA data in 1933 and peaked in 2024 (1,610 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,526 | 1,557 | #200 | — |
| 2024 | 1,610 | 1,639 | #188 | — |
| 2023 | 1,435 | 1,471 | #210 | #13,390 |
| 2022 | 1,234 | 1,264 | #249 | — |
| 2021 | 1,039 | 1,076 | #309 | — |
| 2020 | 1,098 | 1,141 | #291 | — |
| 2019 | 1,168 | 1,225 | #282 | — |
| 2018 | 1,321 | 1,385 | #247 | — |
| 2017 | 954 | 983 | #337 | — |
| 2016 | 989 | 1,031 | #335 | — |
| 2015 | 996 | 1,028 | #330 | — |
| 2014 | 864 | 904 | #378 | — |
| 2013 | 811 | 845 | #383 | — |
| 2012 | 907 | 942 | #351 | — |
| 2011 | 847 | 884 | #378 | — |
| 2010 | 892 | 912 | #356 | — |
| 2009 | 868 | 885 | #370 | — |
| 2008 | 741 | 764 | #427 | — |
| 2007 | 590 | 601 | #529 | — |
| 2006 | 580 | 593 | #521 | — |
| 2005 | 516 | 516 | #556 | — |
| 2004 | 447 | 455 | #615 | — |
| 2003 | 397 | 402 | #666 | — |
| 2002 | 346 | 346 | #716 | — |
| 2001 | 313 | 313 | #765 | — |
| 2000 | 300 | 300 | #764 | — |
| 1999 | 233 | 233 | #908 | — |
| 1998 | 211 | 211 | #969 | — |
| 1997 | 218 | — | #917 | — |
| 1996 | 187 | — | #1,030 | #9,932 |
| 1995 | 202 | — | #937 | — |
| 1994 | 185 | — | #1,008 | — |
| 1993 | 166 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1992 | 168 | — | #1,079 | — |
| 1991 | 190 | — | #1,007 | #9,061 |
| 1990 | 198 | — | #953 | — |
| 1989 | 200 | — | #912 | — |
| 1988 | 185 | — | #919 | — |
| 1987 | 174 | — | #943 | — |
| 1986 | 158 | — | #993 | — |
| 1985 | 168 | — | #936 | — |
| 1984 | 144 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1983 | 155 | — | #952 | — |
| 1982 | 148 | — | #1,001 | — |
| 1981 | 140 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1980 | 134 | — | #1,061 | — |
| 1979 | 97 | — | #1,297 | — |
| 1978 | 99 | — | #1,250 | — |
| 1977 | 121 | — | #1,075 | — |
| 1976 | 94 | — | #1,210 | — |
| 1975 | 89 | — | #1,260 | — |
| 1974 | 94 | — | #1,194 | — |
| 1973 | 89 | — | #1,207 | — |
| 1972 | 112 | — | #1,041 | — |
| 1971 | 157 | — | #859 | — |
| 1970 | 108 | — | #1,097 | — |
| 1969 | 116 | — | #1,004 | — |
| 1968 | 106 | — | #1,009 | — |
| 1967 | 93 | — | #1,084 | — |
| 1966 | 111 | — | #967 | — |
| 1965 | 103 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1964 | 69 | — | #1,354 | — |
| 1963 | 60 | — | #1,442 | — |
| 1962 | 47 | — | #1,662 | — |
| 1961 | 41 | — | #1,796 | — |
| 1960 | 44 | — | #1,712 | — |
| 1959 | 41 | — | #1,732 | — |
| 1958 | 34 | — | #1,891 | — |
| 1957 | 39 | — | #1,737 | — |
| 1956 | 22 | — | #2,426 | — |
| 1955 | 36 | — | #1,758 | — |
| 1954 | 24 | — | #2,213 | — |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #2,157 | — |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #2,373 | — |
| 1951 | 20 | — | #2,289 | — |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #2,979 | — |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #3,767 | — |
| 1948 | 9 | — | #3,753 | — |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,576 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,544 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,610 | — |