Lamija
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Lamija by the numbers
Lamija was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Lamija
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lamija. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lamiaswallowing or devouring; mythological figure38 in the US (2017)
- Lamiyashining; luminous4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lamisa3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
- Lamyawith beautiful lips; dark-lipped55 in the US (2017)
- Lamiyahshining, luminous; a form of Lamiya50 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lamija
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