Lai*
#16,080 most common girls' name of all time · #26,507 across all names · 10% male / 90% female · used 1953–2015 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#16,080
Rank overall
#26,507 of 105,966
First appeared
1953
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
256
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1981 #6,056
Best rank
#4,389 1984
Girls
Boys
peak 21/yr
Lai first appears in 1953. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,761 |
| 2002 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,886 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,385 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,833 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,019 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,805 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,781 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,847 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,051 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | 17 | #5,569 |
| 1991 | 8 | 8 | 16 | #9,561 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,484 |
| 1989 | 8 | 7 | 15 | #9,019 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,722 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,225 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,851 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,159 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | 17 | #4,389 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,408 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,692 |
| 1981 | 11 | 10 | 21 | #6,056 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,480 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,169 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,816 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,769 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,304 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,329 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,434 |