How Many People Are Named Laiah?
An estimated 331 people in the United States have the first name Laiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Laiah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laiah 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 Laiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
331
About 1 in 1,035,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2012
27 births
Total Registered
334
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laiah
Laiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 334 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laiah as a female name
Ranked #8,694 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (27 births)
Laiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 194 babies were registered. While Laiah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laiah by Decade
How has Laiah 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.
Laiah by State
Birth registrations for Laiah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, New York. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 5 Laiahs were registered per state.
Laiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laiah?
We estimate approximately 331 people named Laiah 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 1,035,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Laiah a common name?
Laiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 334 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laiah most popular?
Laiah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laiah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laiah a female name?
Laiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laiah Smith, Laiah Johnson, Laiah 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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