girl's name
Laïs
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 672
Laïs is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 35 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1980.
Laïs 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 | 20 |
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 165 |
| 2010s | 230 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 170 |
How popular is Laïs?
In 2025, Laïs was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Laïs is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Laïs is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lais | Lais is Laïs without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #6,129. | 312 |
Names that peaked alongside Laïs
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laïs also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laïs over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laïs
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laïs — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laïs
Is Laïs a girl's or a boy's name?
Laïs is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Laïs most popular?
Laïs peaked in 2020, when 35 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Laïs a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laïs currently ranks #2,365 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.