Girls' name · since 1977
Laisha
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 2,447 babies named Laisha, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,447
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,447 babies have been named Laisha since 1977, making it today's #6940 girls' name.
Laisha has 2,447 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6940 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #4,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,940 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,447 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laisha ranks #4,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,940 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,447 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,447
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laisha's 2,447 recorded births place it above 94.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laisha compares
2,447 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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
Laisha's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,447 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 323 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laisha splits its recorded history at 2002: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 323 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 323
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Laisha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,783 births, 73% of the file).
2000s was Laisha's strongest decade.
1,783 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Laisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,783 births
- 2010s 333
2010s
333 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,783 births (73% of all-time use).
How Laisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laisha's total volume
Laisha by state
Where Laisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 514 | 21.0% |
| #2 | California | | 501 | 20.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 175 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 110 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 44 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 42 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 29 | 1.2% |
514 of 2,447 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Laisha appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laisha's data
- Laisha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,783 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Laishas (514 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Laisha 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.