How Many People Are Named Laraya?
An estimated 297 people in the United States have the first name Laraya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Laraya peaked in popularity in 2013 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laraya 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 Laraya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
297
About 1 in 1,154,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2013
20 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laraya
Laraya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 301 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laraya as a female name
Ranked #9,916 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (20 births)
Laraya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laraya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 128 babies were registered. While Laraya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laraya by Decade
How has Laraya 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.
Laraya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laraya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laraya
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Laraya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laraya?
We estimate approximately 297 people named Laraya 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 1,154,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Laraya a common name?
Laraya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laraya most popular?
Laraya reached peak popularity in 2013, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laraya is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laraya a female name?
Laraya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laraya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laraya Smith, Laraya Johnson, Laraya 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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