girl's name
Laia
- Origin Catalan
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,255
France
#364
as Laïa, 2025
Laia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Laia is a name of Catalan origin.
- Peaked in 2022, when 130 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,005 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Laia over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 145 |
| 2010s | 825 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 980 |
How popular is Laia?
In 2025, Laia was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Laia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Laia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Laïa | Laïa is Laia written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #364 in France, against #2,167 for Laia. | 1,420 |
Names that peaked alongside Laia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Laia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Laia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laia
How popular is the name Laia?
In 2025, Laia was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Laia a girl's or a boy's name?
Laia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Laia most popular?
Laia peaked in 2022, when 130 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Laia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laia currently ranks #364 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.