Girls' name · since 1985
Laysa
Laysa has 88 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
88 girls have been named Laysa since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Laysa recorded 88 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2012.
- #28,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 88 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laysa ranks #28,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laysa's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laysa's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2012
- Peak year (2003)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Laysa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (63 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Laysa's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Laysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (72% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laysa's data
- Laysa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laysa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1985–2012 (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 Laysa 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.