Laya
#4,339 most common girls' name of all time · #7,384 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1964–2025
Rank among girls
#4,339
Rank overall
#7,384 of 105,966
First appeared
1964
Years on the list
55 of 146
All-time
2,102
Since 2016
989
Peak year
2025 #1,542
Best rank
#1,542 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 137/yr
Laya first appears in 1964. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | — | 137 | #1,542 |
| 2024 | 89 | — | 89 | #2,141 |
| 2023 | 97 | — | 97 | #2,026 |
| 2022 | 84 | — | 84 | #2,240 |
| 2021 | 96 | — | 96 | #2,013 |
| 2020 | 100 | — | 100 | #1,913 |
| 2019 | 106 | — | 106 | #1,893 |
| 2018 | 95 | — | 95 | #2,052 |
| 2017 | 86 | — | 86 | #2,209 |
| 2016 | 99 | — | 99 | #2,009 |
| 2015 | 99 | — | 99 | #2,003 |
| 2014 | 84 | — | 84 | #2,247 |
| 2013 | 81 | — | 81 | #2,292 |
| 2012 | 71 | — | 71 | #2,557 |
| 2011 | 77 | — | 77 | #2,404 |
| 2010 | 83 | — | 83 | #2,305 |
| 2009 | 71 | — | 71 | #2,597 |
| 2008 | 57 | — | 57 | #3,027 |
| 2007 | 55 | — | 55 | #3,138 |
| 2006 | 49 | — | 49 | #3,339 |
| 2005 | 43 | — | 43 | #3,484 |
| 2004 | 32 | — | 32 | #4,326 |
| 2003 | 40 | — | 40 | #3,556 |
| 2002 | 24 | — | 24 | #4,969 |
| 2001 | 20 | — | 20 | #5,655 |
| 2000 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,925 |
| 1999 | 13 | — | 13 | #7,406 |
| 1998 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,220 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,087 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,290 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,182 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,941 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,911 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,146 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,658 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,530 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,327 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,704 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,928 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,843 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,703 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,558 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,007 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,435 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,861 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,415 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,515 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,438 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,090 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,651 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,227 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,119 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,634 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,357 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,732 |