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“Fair of speech; well spoken” — Greek, via Catalan origin
Girl's name · #2182 in the US (2025) · 2020s
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. 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.
Around the world: #27 in Spain (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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.
Similar names: Laya · Andromeda · Layana · Raeya · Theia · Elaia
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