US rank #6045 Girls' name Peak 2004 876 births

Laysha — #6045 US girls' name

876 babies named Laysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s6272010s1672020s58
#6045
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Laysha was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

98 babies were named Laysha in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 876 babies named Laysha between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laysha currently holds the #6045 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 98 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laysha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 627 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 155 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Laysha in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laysha 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 876 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.

Laysha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

876

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2004

98 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,045

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
98
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
050100150 20242020201620122008200420001990 5

Laysha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
627 births that decade — 72% of Laysha's all-time total
1990s242000s6272010s1672020s58

Laysha by state

Where Laysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
155 17.7%
#2 Texas
114 13.0%
#3 New York
53 6.1%
#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%
California share of Laysha's total US births 17.7%
Even split

155 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Laysha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laysha?
876 babies have been named Laysha since 1990. It currently ranks #6045 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 98 births.
When was Laysha most popular?
Laysha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 627 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Laysha most popular?
The top states for the name Laysha are California (155 births), Texas (114 births), New York (53 births).
How long has the name Laysha been used?
Laysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layla, Laylah, Layne, Layna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Laysha

Nearby Names Like Laysha

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Laysha

Names with a similar popularity rank to Laysha

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1990–2024 (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.