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The baby name liya is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-ə,LEE-yah,/ˈliːə/,/ˈliːjə/.

liya is Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew
Pronunciation: LEE-ə,LEE-yah,/ˈliːə/,/ˈliːjə/

What is the meaning of the name liya ?

The baby name liya is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-ə,LEE-yah,/ˈliːə/,/ˈliːjə/.

liya is Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.

Liya is a feminine name with layered roots. In Hebrew it serves both as a streamlined form of Leah and, in modern Israeli naming, as a compound of li (“for me”) + Yah (a divine element), yielding the meaning “God is mine” or “belonging to God.” Through biblical transmission it appears in Arabic and Russian as Liya, and it is widely used in Ethiopia and Eritrea, familiar internationally via model and advocate Liya Kebede.

Variants and related forms include Leah, Lia, Liyah, Lea, and Leia; Russian Liya is common, and Lia functions as a short form. The name is tied to the matriarch Leah, Jacob’s wife in Genesis, anchoring its scriptural pedigree. Usage spans Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities, with steady late-20th-century growth thanks to its compact sound and cross-linguistic ease.

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liya – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET Girls 0 #14 3 372
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
AZ 0 #43 1 706
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
KZ 0 #92 3 1,452
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
ID Girls 0 #99 4 3,319
BN Girls 0 #101 18 5,459
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
RU 0 #183 15 3,641
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
PS 0 #216 15 5,692
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
BG Girls 0 #222 10 3,559
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
BD 0 #238 4 5,992
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
TW Girls 0 #269 57 8,139
IL 0 #271 29 6,291
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
KZ Girls 0 #315 111 5,862
QA Girls 0 #317 44 15,378
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
MY 0 #336 29 12,352
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
SD Girls 0 #339 64 7,678
CN Girls 0 #342 66 8,829
CZ Girls 0 #347 5 5,378
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
BD Girls 0 #383 46 8,413
YE 0 #394 5 8,639
OM Girls 0 #395 59 15,987
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
PH Girls 0 #424 6 13,098
SD Boys 0 #461 6 10,523
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
RU Girls 0 #493 437 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #498 339 11,303
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PS Girls 0 #518 135 10,981
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
KW Girls 0 #521 75 19,177
IR Girls 0 #536 10 8,334
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
AE Girls 0 #549 141 20,968
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
BH 0 #559 48 17,937
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #570 4 11,342
SG Girls 0 #588 92 18,916
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
IL Girls 0 #613 219 11,648
HK Girls 0 #621 44 16,104
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
IN Girls 0 #632 34 13,121
BO Girls 0 #647 5 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #666 68 13,071
LB 0 #667 41 13,263
QA Boys 0 #734 10 18,093
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
SY 0 #758 10 11,684
KW Boys 0 #793 14 18,755
NG Girls 0 #816 11 15,093
TN 0 #855 11 13,765
OM Boys 0 #905 17 17,948
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
SA Girls 0 #939 302 25,931
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
EG Girls 0 #987 23 14,742
MY Girls 0 #992 784 24,821
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,000 11 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,035 5 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,124 21 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,141 12 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,151 39 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,156 177 25,928
MA 0 #1,163 60 20,986
DZ 0 #1,183 217 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,203 119 25,619
TR 0 #1,214 113 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,644 71 28,008

liya is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about liya

liya is predominantly a girl's name.
liya is a 2 syllable name, pronounced LEE-ə,LEE-yah,/ˈliːə/,/ˈliːjə/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lia, Leah, Leya, Leeya, Lija and Lya.
liya is a name of Amharic origin, traditionally used in Ethiopia. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Ethiopia and its diaspora communities.