Girls' name · since 1990
Laysha
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 887 babies named Laysha, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,378 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laysha is the #10378 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 887 recorded since 1990.
Laysha has 887 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10378 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #8,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,378 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 887 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laysha ranks #8,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,378 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 887 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,378 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laysha's 887 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Laysha compares
887 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Laysha's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 887 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laysha splits its recorded history at 2011: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Laysha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (627 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Laysha's strongest decade.
627 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Laysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
627 births
- 2010s 168
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 627 births (71% of all-time use).
How Laysha 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 Laysha's total volume
Laysha by state
Where Laysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 155 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 114 | 12.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 58 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 30 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 22 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
155 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Laysha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laysha's data
- Laysha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (627 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Layshas (155 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 Laysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Laysha 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.