Lamia
2025 SSA
About Lamia
Lamia is a name with two very different images: from its Arabic roots, it is a bright yet gentle choice with a glowing meaning. As a Greek name however, Lamia appears in mythology as a child-eating monster, who was driven to madness after Zeus's wife Hera took her children away. This latter figure is the inspiration behind the Keats poem of the same name.
While the mythological Greek form would be pronounced as LAY-mee-uh, the Arabic name is pronounced as LA-mee-a, which does help distinguish the two.
Pronounced LAH-mee-uh.
As of October 2026, Lamia ranked #8637 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3101 in 2000.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,152 | 36 | 20.2 |
| 2015 | #4,194 | 35 | 19.6 |
| 2016 | #4,204 | 35 | 19.8 |
| 2017 | #3,888 | 39 | 22.6 |
| 2018 | #4,723 | 29 | 17 |
| 2019 | #4,115 | 35 | 20.9 |
| 2020 | #4,611 | 29 | 17.9 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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