Lya
Girl name · #2837 in 2025 · Very rare
Lya ranks #2837 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 60 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3254, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,000 girls born in 2025 was named Lya.
The 57-year story
Lya first appears in the Social Security records in 1968, when 27 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 64 girls were named Lya — good for #2681 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lya is most common
State-level data for Lya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lya
Statistically, parents drawn to Lya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lilya, Alya, Ilya, Leya, and Luca.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2822 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2889 |
| 2023 | 55 | #3014 |
| 2022 | 43 | #3595 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3037 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2890 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2681 |
| 2018 | 41 | #3677 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3697 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3411 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3254 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4003 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5644 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4047 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4974 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4269 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6093 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6592 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lya a popular girl name?
Lya ranked #2837 among girls in 2025 with 60 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3254.
When was the name Lya most popular?
Lya peaked in 2019, when 64 American girls received the name (ranked #2681 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Lya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,000 newborn American girls was named Lya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.