The baby name Liyah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-ə,LYE-ə,/ˈliːə/,/ˈlaɪə/.
The baby name Liyah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-ə,LYE-ə,/ˈliːə/,/ˈlaɪə/.
Liyah is in Origin.
Liyah is a modern English given name that blends traditions. Most commonly it is a streamlined spelling of Aaliyah/Aliyah, from Arabic Aliyya, the feminine of Ali, meaning "exalted", "lofty", or "noble". In Hebrew, aliyah means "ascent", a word used for both going up to read the Torah and for immigration to Israel; Liyah can echo that sense of rising. It is also sometimes treated as a phonetic variant of Leah, a biblical name often interpreted as "weary", though its exact etymology is debated.
Use of Liyah has grown in English-speaking countries since the late 20th century, with momentum in the 1990s-2000s paralleling the popularity of Aaliyah in pop culture. Related forms and short variants include Aaliyah, Aliyah, Alia, Aliya, Liya, Liah, Leah, and Lia, with elaborations like Maliyah and Taliyah. Common nicknames are Li and Lia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #129 | 7 | 1,786 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #174 | 6 | 1,568 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2021 | #175 | 22 | 416 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #237 | 185 | 3,185 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #274 | 6 | 2,824 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #281 | 9 | 8,139 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #881 | 36 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #943 | 13 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #968 | 27 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,114 | 28 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Liyah is popular in 36 countries — most recent births per country:
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