Lya comes from the Hebrew / French tradition, meaning Weary / bringer of good news.
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How popular is Lya?
2019peak year
Today, Lya is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3242), with only about 51 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2019, 64 babies were given the name (ranked #2699 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Lya's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 911 babies have been registered as Lya since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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