Laiyah Girl

How popular is Laiyah?

#10,913 girl name in 2025

8 baby girls were named Laiyah in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.

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732living people named Laiyah (est.)
10median age of people named Laiyah
736babies named Laiyah since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025

Laiyah popularity over time

075150 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#10,913 for girls (▼ 2951 from 2024)
Babies in 20258 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-93% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,839 in 2015, #3,546 in 2020
Peak year2015 (112 girls)
Highest rank#1,839 in 2015
First recorded2003
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Laiyah counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Laiyah family of names ranked #4,403 for girls in 2025 (#3,141 the year before), with 16 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Laiyah 8 50%
Laiya 8 50%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Where Laiyah is most popular

Babies named Laiyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Laiyah by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
2000s28#15,147
2010s577#1,839
2020s131#3,546

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Questions

Is Laiyah a boy or girl name?
Laiyah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Laiyah were girls.
How popular is the name Laiyah?
8 baby girls were named Laiyah in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
When was Laiyah most popular?
Laiyah peaked in 2015, when 112 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,839 in 2015.
How many people are named Laiyah?
736 babies have been named Laiyah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 732 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
Where is Laiyah most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Laiyah was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.