boy's name
Laye
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 70
Laye is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1984.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Laye 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 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 40 |
How popular is Laye?
In 2025, Laye was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Laye
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laye also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laye over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laye
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laye — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laye
Is Laye a girl's or a boy's name?
Laye is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Laye?
Laye has 1 syllable.
When was Laye most popular?
Laye peaked in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Laye a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laye currently ranks #2,575 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.