Lamya
How to say it: lahm-YAH · /lamˈja/
Arabic 'dark lips, eloquent' - Poetic Arabic name praising dark-lipped beauty.
Lamya was the 3,739th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 14 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 70% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #6,832 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,739 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 14 |
| Share of births | 1 in 127,513 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −70% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #6,832 |
| In France, 2025 | #701 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lamya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lamya is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #701 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Lamya
- Lamya Kaddor (born 1978)German Muslim religious educator and author
- Lamya Essemlali (born 1979)French environmental activist, chairperson of environmental organization
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