Girls' name · since 2003
Laiyah
Laiyah has 736 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,516 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 736
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
736 babies have been named Laiyah since 2003, making it today's #11516 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Laiyah recorded 736 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #11516 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #9,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,516 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 736 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laiyah ranks #9,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,516 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 736 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,516 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 736
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiyah's 736 recorded births place it above 87.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Laiyah compares
736 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Laiyah's all-time total is 96% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 736 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laiyah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 112 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Laiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (577 births, 78% of the file).
2010s was Laiyah's strongest decade.
577 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Laiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
577 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 577 births (78% of all-time use).
How Laiyah 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 Laiyah's total volume
Laiyah by state
Where Laiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 62 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 57 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 41 | 5.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 34 | 4.6% |
| #5 | California | | 22 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 21 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 11 | 1.5% |
62 of 736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Laiyah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laiyah's data
- Laiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (577 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Laiyahs (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Laiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Laiyah 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.