Is Lamya a boy or girl name?

Lamya is a girl’s name. Of the 2,046 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lamya

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Lamya was most popular in 2007, when 162 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,535 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,046 people named Lamya.

Lamya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lamya’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lamya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lamya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,046 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 Lamya

Where Lamya is most concentrated

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

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