Is Laysha a boy or girl name?

Laysha is a girl’s name. Of the 887 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Laysha

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Laysha was most popular in 2004, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,278 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 887 people named Laysha.

Laysha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laysha’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laysha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laysha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 887 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 Laysha

Where Laysha 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