How Many People Are Named Layah?
An estimated 1,295 people in the United States have the first name Layah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Layah peaked in popularity in 2016 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Layah 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 Layah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Layah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,295
About 1 in 264,675 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2016
95 births
Total Registered
1,306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Layah
Layah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,306 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Layah as a female name
Ranked #3,301 in 2024
48 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (95 births)
Layah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Layah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 724 babies were registered. While Layah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Layah by Decade
How has Layah 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.
Layah by State
Birth registrations for Layah span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Arizona. On average, about 32 Layahs were registered per state.
Layah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Layah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Layah
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Layah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Layah?
We estimate approximately 1,295 people named Layah 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 264,675 Americans share this first name.
Is Layah a common name?
Layah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Layah most popular?
Layah reached peak popularity in 2016, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Layah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Layah a female name?
Layah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Layah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Layah Smith, Layah Johnson, Layah 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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