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Laiyah
OriginVariant of Leia
US Rank#11478
2025 SSA
About Laiyah
Is this a yoonek spelling of Star Wars name Leia? A shortened take on Aaliyah? Laila with a Valley Girl accent? A complicated anagram of Hailey? Maybe all of the above. It's been growing in popularity for years, along with many other similar-sounding names, which will all surely be confused for one another, a la Kirsten/Kristen/Kirsta.
As of October 2026, Laiyah ranked #11478 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1846 for girls in 2015.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,861 | 109 | 61 |
| 2015 | #1,846 | 112 | 62.7 |
| 2016 | #2,315 | 82 | 46.3 |
| 2017 | #2,333 | 79 | 45.8 |
| 2018 | #2,494 | 71 | 41.7 |
| 2019 | #2,908 | 57 | 34 |
| 2020 | #3,579 | 42 | 26 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,731 | 29 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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