Liya
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning weary; a form of Leah.
Liya by the numbers
In 2025, 64 babies in England and Wales were named Liya. In the US, 99 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 118 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Leah
Like Liya, 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)
- Leaweary; form of Leah63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Liahweary; a form of Leah153 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 Liya. 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)
- Liaweary; a form of Leah948 in the US (2017)
- Linalight; short form of Helena or other names200 in England and Wales (2025)
- LisaGod is my oath; short form of Elisabeth57 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lizagod is my oath; form of Elizabeth116 in the US (2017)
- Liyahweary; a form of Leah87 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Liya
Names that are said the same way as Liya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Liwiaolive tree; a form of Livia8 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Liya
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