Lamia Girl
How popular is Lamia?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Lamia in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
1,371living people named Lamia (est.)
22median age of people named Lamia
1,390babies named Lamia since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Lamia popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▼ 1432 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-66% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,143 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (50 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3,066 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lamia counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lamya family of names ranked #2,753 for girls in 2025 (#2,778 the year before), with 38 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lamya | 14 | 37% |
| Lamia | 12 | 32% |
| Lamyah | 6 | 16% |
| Lamiah | 6 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lamia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1970s | 54 | #5,426 |
| 1980s | 167 | #3,854 |
| 1990s | 264 | #3,298 |
| 2000s | 417 | #3,066 |
| 2010s | 360 | #3,349 |
| 2020s | 120 | #4,546 |
Girl names about as popular as Lamia
Questions
- Is Lamia a boy or girl name?
- Lamia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lamia were girls.
- How popular is the name Lamia?
- 12 baby girls were named Lamia in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
- When was Lamia most popular?
- Lamia peaked in 2004, when 50 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,066 in 2000.
- How many people are named Lamia?
- 1,390 babies have been named Lamia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,371 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.