Lia
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Lia is a form of Leah, from Hebrew, meaning “weary” or “tired.” Lia is given an Italian meaning, “bringer of the gospel.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Lia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lia against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,526 girls were named Lia, making it the #200 girls' name in the US. Since 1933, 28,501 girls have been named Lia, with the most (1,610) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Washington, D.C. and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
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Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lia in other languages
- Lea Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Italian, Slovenian
- Liia Estonian, Finnish
- Lija Latvian, Slovenian
- Alia Arabic
- Laia Catalan
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Lia
There are 51 towns and villages with Lia in their name, in 21 countries.
🇳🇴 Norway 10🇻🇳 Vietnam 9🇬🇪 Georgia 5🇮🇩 Indonesia 5🇸🇪 Sweden 3🇹🇭 Thailand 3🇨🇫 Central African Republic 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lia | Innlandet, 🇳🇴 Norway | 248 | Map |
| Liá | Epirus, 🇬🇷 Greece | 163 | Map |
| Lia | Calabria, 🇮🇹 Italy | 101 | Map |
| Aghtak’lia | Kvemo Kartli, 🇬🇪 Georgia | – | Map |
| Cóc Lia | Thai Nguyen, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Há Lìa | Điện Biên Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Háng Lia | Điện Biên Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Háng Lìa | Điện Biên Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Háng Lìa | Điện Biên Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Khuôi Lia | Thai Nguyen, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lia
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Lia in their name, in 3 countries.
🇦🇺 Australia 1🇨🇦 Canada 1🇸🇩 Sudan 1
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| Lac Lia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lia | Southern Kordofan, 🇸🇩 Sudan | Map |
| Lake Kee Lia | Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lia songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lia in their title. The best known:
- Una favola blu / Signora Lia – Claudio Baglioni (1970)
- FAMÃ LIA FELIZ
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lia.
Lia Boysen
Lia Grimanis
Lia Hinten
Lia Marie Johnson
Fictional characters named Lia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lia as a pet name
FurryName has found 102 dogs named Lia in public pet registers, making it the #837 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (9), Villavicencio (5), Fusagasugá (2). Lia as a dog name →
FurryName has found 6 cats named Lia in public pet registers, making it the #1,142 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (2), Seattle (2), Nariño (municipality) (1). Lia as a cat name →
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