Lais
Lais, Laïs or Laís is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Lais
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lais, Laïs or Laís is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Lais
Lais first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2014, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 12 Laiss were born — ranking #8,535 that year. As of 2026, Lais ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Laiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lais
Lais is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Lais's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,535. Use the chart and map above to compare Lais's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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