Liah is an uncommon variant of Lia that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Liah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,322 for girl births in the United States (and #2,477 across all names), given to 169 babies — 182 including U.S. territories. Liah first appears in 1979 and peaked in 2018 (181 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | 182 | #1,322 |
| 2024 | 170 | 188 | #1,347 |
| 2023 | 170 | 180 | #1,335 |
| 2022 | 177 | 199 | #1,333 |
| 2021 | 157 | 185 | #1,396 |
| 2020 | 140 | 165 | #1,522 |
| 2019 | 171 | 216 | #1,337 |
| 2018 | 181 | 225 | #1,273 |
| 2017 | 153 | 178 | #1,471 |
| 2016 | 140 | 175 | #1,585 |
| 2015 | 119 | 156 | #1,762 |
| 2014 | 98 | 126 | #2,019 |
| 2013 | 86 | 107 | #2,180 |
| 2012 | 84 | 102 | #2,255 |
| 2011 | 98 | 111 | #2,009 |
| 2010 | 79 | 90 | #2,395 |
| 2009 | 67 | 74 | #2,718 |
| 2008 | 67 | 67 | #2,739 |
| 2007 | 43 | 43 | #3,756 |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2005 | 41 | 41 | #3,623 |
| 2004 | 40 | 40 | #3,671 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | #3,845 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #5,012 |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | #4,632 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #5,604 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #6,082 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,567 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | #5,135 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,551 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,457 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,712 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,774 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,656 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,024 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,981 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,482 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,151 |