Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Laia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,182 Trend ↑ Rising 13%

Laia is a shortened version of the Catalan feminine given name Eulàlia.

Rank 2025
#2,182
among girls · ↓120 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
85
named Laia · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
130 babies
All-time total
1,130
#6,888 all-time among girls
First recorded
1980
in Social Security records

Laia popularity over time

1,130 babies have been named Laia since 1980, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 10 1 – #11,257
1990s 5 1 -50% #14,687
2000s 92 9 +1740% #7,215
2010s 444 44 +383% #2,136
2020s (to 2025) 579 97 +117% #1,632

Where Laia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 86 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 89 0.06 outside top 500
2029 90 0.06 outside top 500
2030 91 0.06 outside top 500

Where Laia is most popular

Girls named Laia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.062 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Laia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 64 0.162 +163%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 +142%
Florida 53 0.124 +101%
New Jersey 21 0.116 +89%
California 58 0.069 +12%
Texas 48 0.060 ≈ national
Illinois 12 0.052 -15%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -17%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -21%
Maryland 5 0.047 -23%
Michigan 6 0.033 -46%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Laia

Laia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,182 in 2025 with 85 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1980, 1,130 American babies have been named Laia. Its peak came in 2022, when 130 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Laia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Laia?

The median living Laia is about 5 years old; half are between 3 and 9. An estimated 1,100 people named Laia are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Laia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 85 #2,182
2024 94 #2,062
2023 99 #1,992
2022 130 #1,632
2021 91 #2,098
2020 80 #2,250
2019 88 #2,136
2018 88 #2,155
2017 58 #2,886
2016 55 #3,042
2015 45 #3,511
2014 23 #5,721
2013 26 #5,228
2012 22 #6,020
2011 20 #6,459
2010 19 #6,785
2009 18 #7,215
2008 9 #12,152
2007 16 #7,929
2006 13 #9,032
2005 9 #11,418
2004 7 #13,539
2003 – –
2002 7 #12,984
2001 6 #14,530
2000 7 #12,536
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 5 #11,257
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Laia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Laia Marull Laia Marull Spanish actress b. 1973 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Laia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Laia?

The median living Laia is about 5 years old. Half of all living Laias are between 3 and 9 years old.

How many people named Laia are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Laia are alive in the United States, based on 1,130 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Laia mean?

Laia is a shortened version of the Catalan feminine given name Eulàlia.

How popular is the name Laia in 2025?

Laia ranked #2,182 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 85 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Laia?

1,130 babies have been named Laia in the United States since 1980, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Laia most popular?

Laia peaked in 2022, when 130 newborns received the name.

Is Laia a boy or girl name?

Laia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Laia rising or falling?

Laia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Laia become more popular?

Laia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 91 girls named Laia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Laia?

Well-known people named Laia include Laia Marull (actor).

Names like Laia

Names that sound and feel close to Laia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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