Is Laia a boy or girl name?

Laia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,130 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Laia

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Laia was most popular in 2022, when 130 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,999 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,937, with 85 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,130 people named Laia.

Laia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laia’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,130 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Laia

Where Laia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org