girl's name

Laiba

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,833

Scotland

#627

2021 births

Laiba is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2007, when 242 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 25,093 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.

Laiba over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,265
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Laiba by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 15
2000s 1,265
2010s 952
2020s (to 2025) 265

How popular is Laiba?

In 2025, Laiba was given to 21 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Laiba is used

Scotland #627 5 in 2021
Ireland #1,103 3 in 2022
England & Wales #1,499 21 in 2025
Canada #2,073 11 in 2024
France #7,148 5 in 2024
United States #10,698 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Laiba

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Laiba also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laiba over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Laiba

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laiba — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Laiba

How popular is the name Laiba?

In 2025, Laiba was given to 21 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Laiba a girl's or a boy's name?

Laiba is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Laiba most popular?

Laiba peaked in 2007, when 242 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Laiba a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laiba currently ranks #1,499 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.