Laiya
Laiya Beach is a beach destination in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the most visited beaches in the country.
Meaning & Origin of Laiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laiya Beach is a beach destination in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the most visited beaches in the country.
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The Story of Laiya
Laiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1978, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 40 Laiyas were born — ranking #3,717 that year. As of 2026, Laiya ranks #6,365 for baby girls with 18 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 525 Laiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Laiya
Laiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 525 births in the dataset. Laiya's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,717. Use the chart and map above to compare Laiya'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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