Recorded 2009–2021 Girls' name Peak 2017 57 births

Layiah — girls' name

57 babies named Layiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

57 girls have been named Layiah since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

57
total births
2009–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Layiah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

9 babies were named Layiah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Layiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Layiah between 2009 and 2021, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Layiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Layiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Layiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Layiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Layiah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

57

Since 2009

13 years of records

Peak year

2017

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2009

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2021

Layiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2009

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Layiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 70% of Layiah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Layiah?
57 babies have been named Layiah since 2009. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Layiah most popular?
Layiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Layiah been used?
Layiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 13 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Layiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layla, Laylah, Layne, Layan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.