Girls' name · since 2003
Laiah
340 babies named Laiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiah currently ranks #14073 among girls' names in America, with 340 babies recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Laiah recorded 340 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #14073 nationally today, ahead of 19% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #14,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,073 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 340 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laiah ranks #14,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,073 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 340 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiah's 340 recorded births place it above 79.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Laiah compares
340 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laiah's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 340 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laiah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Laiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Laiah's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Laiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (57% of all-time use).
Laiah by state
Where Laiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
6 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Laiah's data
- Laiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Laiahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.