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Laia

Meaning
Fair of speech; well spoken
Origin
From Greek, via Catalan

Girl's name · #2182 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Laia is near its high-water mark: it reached #1632 in 2022 and still ranked #2182 in 2025. About 1,100 girls have carried it since 1980.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Laia ranks in other countries and regions.

#27 in Spain (2024) · #134 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #367 in France (2025) · #380 in Ecuador (2025) · #637 in Switzerland (2025) · #822 in Belgium (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,601 in Austria (2025).

Famous Laias

In stories & tradition

What Laias become

Among 171 notable people named Laia:

Sports figures appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Laia Aleixandri, Spanish association football player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Laya (#1543) and Layah (#2948), Laia would rank around #933 with about 280 births last year — the newborns split about 50/30/20 across Laya, Laia, and Layah.

Similar names: Laya · Theia · Layana · Raeya · Harmonii · Elaia

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