NameTides

Laya

Laya was the #1,540 girls' name in the US in 2025 (137 babies), and #1,362 in England & Wales and #750 in Canada.

Laya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Laya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Laya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,540 (137)#1,362 (23)#632 (4)—#750 (39)
2024#2,134 (89)#1,819 (16)——#917 (30)
2023#2,020 (97)#1,575 (19)#749 (3)—#1,014 (25)
2022#2,228 (84)#1,849 (15)#760 (3)#747 (4)#1,166 (21)
2021#2,007 (96)#1,505 (20)#792 (3)#517 (7)#1,229 (20)
2020#1,908 (100)#2,449 (10)—#544 (6)#851 (32)
2019#1,888 (106)#2,040 (13)—#871 (3)#970 (27)
2018#2,048 (95)#1,393 (23)#680 (4)—#983 (27)
2017#2,200 (86)#2,201 (12)——#2,041 (10)
2016#1,996 (99)#1,635 (19)—#661 (5)#2,040 (10)
2015#1,996 (99)#1,961 (14)—#751 (4)#1,659 (13)
2014#2,236 (84)#1,628 (18)#681 (4)#661 (5)#2,185 (9)
2013#2,279 (81)#1,587 (19)#564 (5)—#1,686 (13)
2012#2,548 (71)#1,428 (22)#580 (5)—#1,472 (16)
2011#2,395 (77)#2,150 (12)#810 (3)—#1,361 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,540.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1964.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 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 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Laya is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,200 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Laya 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: #965MINew 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: #1,185CAUtah: 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: #843VAMaryland: 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: #1,281NCSouth 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: #1,314TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Laya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#43811
Ontario2024#64419

Laya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LayaCanadaGirls#75039
LayaEngland & WalesGirls#1,36223
LayaIrelandGirls—too few
LayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LayaScotlandGirls#6324
LayaUSGirls#1,540137