Lia
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning weary; a form of Leah.
How Lia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #330 |
| 2016 | #335 |
| 2017 | #337 |
| 2018 | #247 |
| 2019 | #283 |
| 2020 | #291 |
| 2021 | #311 |
| 2022 | #248 |
| 2023 | #209 |
| 2024 | #187 |
| 2025 | #200 |
Lia by the numbers
In 2025, 93 babies in England and Wales were named Lia. In the US, 948 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 992 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Leah
Like Lia, each of these traces back to Leah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Liyaweary; a form of Leah64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Liyahweary; a form of Leah87 in the US (2017)
- Analeegrace and God; a blend of Anna and Leah82 in the US (2017)
- Layahweary; a variant spelling of Leah72 in the US (2017)
- Leiahweary; variant of Leah56 in the US (2017)
- Leyahweary; a variant spelling of Leah54 in the US (2017)
- Leeahweary; a spelling variant of Leah36 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lilaplayful, divine play; also purple flower277 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leiaweary; a form of leah1,151 in the US (2017)
- Livolive tree; a form of Olivia432 in the US (2017)
- Linalight; short form of Helena or other names200 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leaweary; form of Leah63 in England and Wales (2025)
- LisaGod is my oath; short form of Elisabeth57 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lia
Names that are said the same way as Lia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.