How Many People Are Named Laya?
An estimated 1,934 people in the United States have the first name Laya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Laya peaked in popularity in 2019 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laya 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 Laya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Laya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,934
About 1 in 177,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2019
106 births
Total Registered
1,963
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laya
Laya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,963 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laya as a female name
Ranked #2,140 in 2024
89 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (106 births)
Laya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 881 babies were registered. While Laya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laya by Decade
How has Laya 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.
Laya by State
Birth registrations for Laya span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Minnesota, Washington. On average, about 50 Layas were registered per state.
Laya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laya
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laya?
We estimate approximately 1,934 people named Laya 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 177,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Laya a common name?
Laya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,963 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laya most popular?
Laya reached peak popularity in 2019, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laya a female name?
Laya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laya Smith, Laya Johnson, Laya 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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