Lya is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Lya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,845 for girl births in the United States (and #5,002 across all names), given to 60 babies — 66 including U.S. territories. Lya first appears in 1968 and peaked in 2019 (64 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 66 | #2,845 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | #2,912 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | #3,038 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | #3,632 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | #3,054 |
| 2020 | 56 | 61 | #2,918 |
| 2019 | 64 | 64 | #2,699 |
| 2018 | 41 | 47 | #3,713 |
| 2017 | 41 | 41 | #3,744 |
| 2016 | 46 | 54 | #3,448 |
| 2015 | 50 | 50 | #3,286 |
| 2014 | 37 | 45 | #4,070 |
| 2013 | 23 | 33 | #5,756 |
| 2012 | 37 | 53 | #4,089 |
| 2011 | 32 | 48 | #4,523 |
| 2010 | 28 | 34 | #5,047 |
| 2009 | 35 | 43 | #4,332 |
| 2008 | 24 | 29 | #5,875 |
| 2007 | 22 | 29 | #6,230 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | #6,735 |
| 2005 | 18 | 23 | #6,710 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #9,038 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,125 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,748 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #16,529 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,690 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,427 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #14,797 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,739 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,054 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,467 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,006 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,591 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,143 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | #2,400 |