US rank #13872 Girls' name Peak 2010 157 births

Laira — #13872 US girls' name

157 babies named Laira in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s102000s612010s472020s29
#13872
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Laira was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

13 babies were named Laira in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laira

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Laira between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laira currently holds the #13872 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Laira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 157 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

157

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2010

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,872

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
13
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
468101214 202420212018201220082005200119881979 5

Laira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 39% of Laira's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s102000s612010s472020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laira?
157 babies have been named Laira since 1979. It currently ranks #13872 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 13 births.
When was Laira most popular?
Laira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Laira been used?
Laira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laila, Lainey, Lailah, Laine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.