Girls' name · since 1995
Layah
1,365 babies named Layah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,949 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,365
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,365 babies have been named Layah since 1995, making it today's #2949 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layah has been recorded 1,365 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #2949 nationally and more common than 83% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #6,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,949 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,365 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layah ranks #6,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,949 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,365 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,949 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,365
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layah's 1,365 recorded births place it above 91.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Layah compares
1,365 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Layah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,365 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Layah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Layah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Layah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Layah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (726 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Layah's strongest decade.
726 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Layah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 242
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
726 births
- 2020s
2020s
360 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 726 births (53% of all-time use).
How Layah 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 Layah's total volume
Layah by state
Where Layah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 97 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 59 | 4.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 28 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 13 | 1.0% |
122 of 1,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Layah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Layah's data
- Layah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (726 total births) through the 2020s (360) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Layahs (122 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 Layah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Layah 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.