girl's name
Laiya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 633
Scotland
#931
2021 births
Laiya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Laiya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 |
| 2010s | 259 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 127 |
How popular is Laiya?
In 2025, Laiya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Laiya 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 Laiya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Laïya | Laïya is a rare spelling of Laiya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 60 times, mostly in France. | 60 |
Names that peaked alongside Laiya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laiya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laiya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laiya
How popular is the name Laiya?
In 2025, Laiya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Laiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Laiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Laiya most popular?
Laiya peaked in 2019, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Laiya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laiya currently ranks #3,901 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.