Lamija
Lamia, Lamyae or Lamiya is a feminine given name borne in Libyan-Greek mythology by a Libyan queen that transformed into a mythological creature. In Arabic it has been derived from the word which means "shining" or "radiant". The Bosnian form of the name is Lamija. Lamija was the most popular name for newborn girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012.
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Lamija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lamia, Lamyae or Lamiya is a feminine given name borne in Libyan-Greek mythology by a Libyan queen that transformed into a mythological creature. In Arabic it has been derived from the word which means "shining" or "radiant". The Bosnian form of the name is Lamija. Lamija was the most popular name for newborn girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
The Story of Lamija
American parents first put Lamija on the record books as a baby girl name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 13 Lamijas were born — ranking #8,579 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 61% of all recorded Lamijas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 75 Lamijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lamija
Lamija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Lamija's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #8,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Lamija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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