Lija
Lija is a small village in the Eastern Region of Malta. Together with Attard and Balzan, it forms part of Malta's "Three Villages". Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small chapels. The parish church is dedicated to Our Saviour. Lija became a parish in 1594, after the small community detached itself from the neighbouring town, Birkirkara. It has a population of 3,162 as of 2021.
- Slovene
Meaning & Origin of Lija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lija is a small village in the Eastern Region of Malta. Together with Attard and Balzan, it forms part of Malta's "Three Villages". Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small chapels. The parish church is dedicated to Our Saviour. Lija became a parish in 1594, after the small community detached itself from the neighbouring town, Birkirkara. It has a population of 3,162 as of 2021.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovene
The Story of Lija
The earliest SSA record of Lija as a baby girl name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Lija — #14,553 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Lijas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Lijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lija
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About the name Lija
Lija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Lija's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #14,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Lija'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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