Girls' name · since 1979
Laycee
Laycee has 746 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 746
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laycee is the #10323 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 746 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Laycee recorded 746 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #10323 nationally today, ahead of 40% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #9,160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,323 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 746 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laycee ranks #9,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,323 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 746 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 746
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laycee's 746 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Laycee compares
746 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Laycee's all-time total is 98% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laycee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 746 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laycee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laycee's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laycee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Laycee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (279 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Laycee's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Laycee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 279 births (37% of all-time use).
How Laycee 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 Laycee's total volume
Laycee by state
Where Laycee concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
28 of 746 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Laycee's data
- Laycee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (279 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Laycees (28 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 Laycee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Laycee 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.