Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 2000 232 births

Laisa — girls' name

232 babies named Laisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s441990s262000s1332010s162020s13
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Laisa was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

36 babies were named Laisa in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Laisa between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laisa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Laisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laisa 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 232 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.

Laisa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

232

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2000

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Laisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
36
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 2023201220052001199419881981 5

Laisa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
133 births that decade — 57% of Laisa's all-time total
1980s441990s262000s1332010s162020s13

Laisa by state

Where Laisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Laisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 6.9%
#2 California
15 6.5%
Texas share of Laisa's total US births 6.9%
Even split

16 of 232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laisa?
232 babies have been named Laisa since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 36 births.
When was Laisa most popular?
Laisa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Laisa most popular?
The top states for the name Laisa are Texas (16 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Laisa been used?
Laisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Laisa?
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.

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, 1981–2023 (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.