Lamiya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning shining; luminous.
Lamiya by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Lamiya. In the US, 19 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 51 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lamiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lamiya
Names that are said the same way as Lamiya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lamyia11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Lamiya, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lamiya
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