Girls' name · since 1978
Laiya
Laiya has 496 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laiya is the #11198 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 496 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laiya has been recorded 496 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #11198 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #11,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,198 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 496 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laiya ranks #11,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,198 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 496 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiya's 496 recorded births place it above 83.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Laiya compares
496 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Laiya's all-time total is 32% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 496 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laiya splits its recorded history at 2013: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Laiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (259 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Laiya's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Laiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 259 births (52% of all-time use).
Laiya by state
Where Laiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Laiya's data
- Laiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (259 total births) through the 2020s (127) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laiyas (15 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 Laiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Laiya 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.