Is Lamia a boy or girl name?

Lamia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,390 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lamia

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Lamia was most popular in 2004, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,199 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,390 people named Lamia.

Lamia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lamia’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lamia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lamia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,390 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lamia

Where Lamia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 7.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org