How Many People Are Named Laia?
An estimated 1,037 people in the United States have the first name Laia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Laia peaked in popularity in 2022 with 130 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Laia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Laia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,037
About 1 in 330,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
130 births
Total Registered
1,045
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laia
Laia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,045 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laia as a female name
Ranked #2,056 in 2024
94 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (130 births)
Laia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laia span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 494 babies were registered. Laia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Laia by Decade
How has Laia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Laia by State
Birth registrations for Laia span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Michigan, Maryland, Louisiana. On average, about 38 Laias were registered per state.
Laia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laia
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laia?
We estimate approximately 1,037 people named Laia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 330,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Laia a common name?
Laia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,045 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laia most popular?
Laia reached peak popularity in 2022, when 130 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laia is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laia a female name?
Laia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laia Smith, Laia Johnson, Laia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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