Layah

“Variant of Laia — Fair of speech; well spoken” — Catalan, ultimately Ancient Greek origin

Girl's name · #2933 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Layah has appeared in US records since 1995 — best rank #2068 (2016) · 1,365 babies named Layah all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,200 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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