Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Laya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,543 Trend ↑ Rising 10%
Rank 2025
#1,543
among girls · ↑605 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
137
named Laya · +54% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,732
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
137 babies
All-time total
2,102
#4,558 all-time among girls
First recorded
1964
in Social Security records

Laya popularity over time

2,102 babies have been named Laya since 1964, 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 2025Girls

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 30 3 – #5,950
1970s 32 3 +7% #7,551
1980s 68 7 +112% #5,438
1990s 82 8 +21% #7,382
2000s 406 41 +395% #2,606
2010s 881 88 +117% #1,896
2020s (to 2025) 603 101 +14% #1,543

Where Laya 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 140 0.09 outside top 500
2027 142 0.09 outside top 500
2028 145 0.09 outside top 500
2029 146 0.09 outside top 500
2030 148 0.09 outside top 500

Where Laya is most popular

Girls named Laya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.062 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Texas, and Virginia.

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 Laya 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 Jersey 24 0.133 +114%
Texas 68 0.085 +36%
Virginia 14 0.082 +32%
California 68 0.081 +30%
New York 28 0.071 +14%
Michigan 12 0.066 +6%
Florida 23 0.054 -13%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -57%
Georgia 5 0.022 -65%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
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 Laya

Laya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,543 in 2025 with 137 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1964, 2,102 American babies have been named Laya. Its peak came in 2025, when 137 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 Laya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Laya?

The median living Laya is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 2,100 people named Laya are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Laya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 137 #1,543
2024 89 #2,148
2023 97 #2,029
2022 84 #2,238
2021 96 #2,018
2020 100 #1,917
2019 106 #1,896
2018 95 #2,054
2017 86 #2,212
2016 99 #2,009
2015 99 #2,004
2014 84 #2,245
2013 81 #2,293
2012 71 #2,555
2011 77 #2,402
2010 83 #2,307
2009 71 #2,606
2008 57 #3,043
2007 55 #3,153
2006 49 #3,344
2005 43 #3,483
2004 32 #4,342
2003 40 #3,564
2002 24 #5,010
2001 20 #5,723
2000 15 #7,012
1995 6 #12,653
1990 5 #14,229
1985 7 #8,842
1980 – –
1975 6 #8,563
1970 6 #7,551
1965 5 #7,065
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Laya?

The median living Laya is about 10 years old. Half of all living Layas are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Laya are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Laya are alive in the United States, based on 2,102 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Laya in 2025?

Laya ranked #1,543 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 137 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Laya?

2,102 babies have been named Laya in the United States since 1964, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Laya most popular?

Laya peaked in 2025, when 137 newborns received the name.

Is Laya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Laya rising or falling?

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

Will Laya become more popular?

Laya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 148 girls named Laya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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