Lai vs Laila

Side-by-side comparison of Lai and Laila — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lai

Girl name

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Name B

Laila

Girl name · Rank #371

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Metric Lai Laila
Current Rank Unranked #371
Total Births (all years) 231 42,713
Peak Year 1984 2008
Peak Year Births 17 2,413
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1953 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Lai Laila
1880ss — 7
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 175
1920ss — 177
1930ss — 107
1940ss — 89
1950ss 5 135
1960ss 5 219
1970ss 26 474
1980ss 94 695
1990ss 84 1,096
2000ss 11 14,445
2010ss 6 19,654
2020ss — 5,413

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lai Laila
2014 — 2,146
2015 6 1,889
2016 — 1,951
2017 — 1,751
2018 — 1,618
2019 — 1,460
2020 — 1,303
2021 — 1,252
2022 — 1,031
2023 — 988
2024 — 839

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1953–2015.

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