Recorded 1978–1984 Girls' name Peak 1984 16 births

Layota — girls' name

16 babies named Layota in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Layota since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1984.

16
total births
1978–1984
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Layota was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

6 babies were named Layota in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Layota

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Layota between 1978 and 1984, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Layota currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Layota performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Layota shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Layota 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 16 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.

Layota at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

16

Since 1978

7 years of records

Peak year

1984

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1978

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1984

Layota popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1978

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 198419831978 5

Layota by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 69% of Layota's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Layota?
16 babies have been named Layota since 1978. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Layota most popular?
Layota was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Layota been used?
Layota has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 7 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Layota?
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, 1978–1984 (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.