Is Laiyah a boy or girl name?

Laiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 736 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Laiyah

Recorded 2003–2025 · United States

Laiyah was most popular in 2015, when 112 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,287 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 736 people named Laiyah.

Laiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laiyah’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 736 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 Laiyah

Where Laiyah 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