Girls' name · since 1981
Laisa
Laisa has 233 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 233 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Laisa recorded 233 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2023.
- #18,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 233 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laisa ranks #18,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laisa's 233 recorded births place it above 74.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Laisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laisa's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Laisa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Laisa's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Laisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (58% of all-time use).
Laisa by state
Where Laisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 6.4% |
16 of 233 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Laisa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Laisas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1981–2023 (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 Laisa 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.