Is Lamaya a boy or girl name?

Lamaya is a girl’s name. Of the 710 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lamaya

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Lamaya was most popular in 2008, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,363 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 710 people named Lamaya.

Lamaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lamaya’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lamaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lamaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 710 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.

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