NameTides

Laia

Laia was the #2,173 girls' name in the US in 2025 (85 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Laia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Laia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Laia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,173 (85)#4,201 (5)——
2024#2,053 (94)#2,575 (10)——
2023#1,984 (99)#3,219 (7)—#2,203 (9)
2022#1,621 (130)#1,948 (14)#760 (3)#1,989 (10)
2021#2,085 (91)#2,711 (9)—#2,893 (6)
2020#2,241 (80)#3,899 (5)—#2,873 (6)
2019#2,128 (88)#2,286 (11)—#2,374 (8)
2018#2,145 (88)#2,674 (9)—#2,344 (8)
2017#2,873 (58)#4,763 (4)——
2016#3,010 (55)#4,763 (4)——
2015#3,478 (45)#2,705 (9)——
2014#5,625 (23)#4,003 (5)——
2013#5,143 (26)——#2,888 (6)
2012#5,895 (22)——#3,334 (5)
2011#6,335 (20)#5,785 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,621.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1980.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Laia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Laia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Laia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LaiaCanadaGirls—too few
LaiaEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
LaiaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LaiaScotlandGirls—too few
LaiaUSGirls#2,17385