Girls' name · since 1964
Laya
2,102 babies named Laya in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,102
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laya is the #1542 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,102 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laya has been recorded 2,102 times among girls since 1964, currently ranked #1542 nationally and more common than 91% 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 1964 to 2025.
- #4,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,542 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,102 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laya ranks #4,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,542 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,102 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,102
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laya's 2,102 recorded births place it above 93.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Laya compares
2,102 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Laya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,102 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laya splits its recorded history at 1998: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 137 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Laya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (881 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Laya's strongest decade.
881 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Laya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
406 births
- 2010s
2010s
881 births
- 2020s
2020s
603 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 881 births (42% of all-time use).
How Laya 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 Laya's total volume
Laya by state
Where Laya concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 222 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 156 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 93 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 72 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 68 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 42 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.5% |
222 of 2,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Laya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laya's data
- Laya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (881 total births) through the 2020s (603) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Layas (222 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Laya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Laya 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.