Feminine dossier · first seen 1994
Liyah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2005
Peak era
2005
Peak births
120
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Liyah
How many people are named Liyah?
An estimated 2,174 living Americans are named Liyah.
How rare is Liyah?
Liyah is very rare among babies today, with 38 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 68.3% from its 2005 peak.
How old is the typical Liyah?
The median age of a living American named Liyah is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 21 years old.
Is Liyah still popular?
Not especially. Liyah has been declining since its 2005 peak and registered 38 births in 2025.
Where is Liyah most common?
Liyah has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.6× more often than the national baseline.
1994Peak 20052025
Peak year
2005
Decline from peak
68.3%
2025
38
All-time
2,200
Where it lives now
Liyah is most concentrated in New York — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Florida.
States where Liyah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.