The baby name Lamia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlæmiə/ (LAM-ee-uh, common English),/laːˈmiːa/ (la-MEE-ah, Arabic).
The baby name Lamia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlæmiə/ (LAM-ee-uh, common English),/laːˈmiːa/ (la-MEE-ah, Arabic).
Lamia is Arabic, Greek in Origin.
With layered roots, Lamia spans Greek myth and Arabic. In Greek tradition, Lamia was a beautiful Libyan queen cursed by Hera and transformed into a child-stealing spirit, often serpent-linked; the name is commonly connected to laimos “throat, gullet,” hence a sense of “devourer.” The figure appears in classical anecdotes and was revived in English letters by Keats’s 1820 poem Lamia, then echoed in Romantic and Gothic imagery, giving the name a seductive, supernatural aura.
In Arabic, Lamiʿa/ Lamiya derives from the root l-m-ʿ, “to shine,” meaning “radiant, brilliant, glittering.” It is well used across the Arab world, North Africa, and the Balkans (notably Bosnia), while remaining rare in Anglo contexts. Variants and transliterations include Lamiya, Lamya, Lamyae, Lami’a, Lamija, and Lamiyyah. The dual heritage lets bearers emphasize either the luminous Arabic sense or the mythic-literary resonance.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 583 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #68 | 8 | 1,051 |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #92 | 3 | 2,402 |
| TN | 0 | #92 | 6,743 | 13,765 | |
| SD | 0 | #94 | 9 | 2,130 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #116 | 428 | 8,413 |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #117 | 5 | 6,215 | |
| JO | 0 | #123 | 15 | 2,158 | |
| IQ | 0 | #126 | 8 | 3,533 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| DZ | 0 | #145 | 5,765 | 20,130 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #155 | 23 | 10,220 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #158 | 4,231 | 14,742 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #158 | 235 | 7,570 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #159 | 1,492 | 25,931 |
| BD | 0 | #161 | 68 | 5,992 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #174 | 203 | 7,678 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,666 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #185 | 6 | 4,850 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2011 | #187 | 25 | 408 |
| EG | 0 | #193 | 309 | 6,387 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| MA | 0 | #221 | 5,006 | 20,986 | |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| SA | 0 | #228 | 68 | 10,560 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #232 | 85 | 15,378 |
| YE | 0 | #239 | 149 | 8,639 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #270 | 127 | 15,987 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #300 | 17 | 7,429 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 187 | 11,303 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #348 | 208 | 20,968 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| LY | 0 | #351 | 195 | 12,703 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #359 | 6 | 5,096 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #366 | 164 | 10,981 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #367 | 39 | 3,185 |
| SY | 0 | #372 | 455 | 11,684 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #383 | 7 | 7,057 |
| LB | 0 | #387 | 317 | 13,263 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #415 | 101 | 19,177 |
| Spain | 0 | #442 | 11 | 2,326 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #492 | 127 | 11,648 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| BH | 0 | #516 | 38 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #537 | 40 | 10,045 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #687 | 28 | 4,183 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #723 | 16 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #763 | 76 | 4,949 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #801 | 184 | 5,561 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #809 | 78 | 15,035 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #883 | 73 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #901 | 16 | 8,487 |
| TR | 0 | #910 | 318 | 19,440 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #975 | 20 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,041 | 421 | 9,415 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,059 | 20 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,436 | 36 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,556 | 59 | 28,008 |
Lamia is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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