Total births
52
Girls' name · since 2014
Lais
52 babies named Lais in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14778
- among girls today
- 52
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
52 babies have been named Lais since 2014, making it today's #14778 girls' name.
Lais has 52 recorded births among girls since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14778 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #14778 among girls today
- 52 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Lais is currently the #14778 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 52 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14778
- among girls today
- 52
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Lais vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14778
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Lais was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
12 babies were named Lais in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Lais compares
52 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Lais's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lais | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Lais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lais splits its recorded history at 2022: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lais at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#14,778
Active since
2014
Lais popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Lais by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Lais's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Lais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lais? ▼
Lais has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14778 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Lais most popular? ▼
Lais was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Lais been used? ▼
Records for Lais go back to 2014, giving 12 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lais? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Lais
Nearby Names Like Lais
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lais
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Lainey Girl
#38 28,421 births
Lailah Girl
#1111 6,900 births
Laine Girl
#1651 4,051 births
Laina Girl
#2267 3,569 births
Compare Lais side by side: Lais vs Laila Lais vs Lainey Lais vs Lailah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lais: #14778 Girls' Name - 52 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lais. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lais 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 July 2026.