Name meaning & stats
Laia
Laia. 1,130 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Laias are 1.9× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
1,130 US babies were named Laia between 1940 and 2025.
Laia around the world
- France: 1,955 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 333 in 2025 (spelled Laïa)
- Belgium: 89 babies since 1995, peak 2023, No. 758 in 2025 (spelled Laïa)
- Sweden: 23 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 1,631 in 2022
- England & Wales: 105 babies since 1996, peak 2022, No. 4,201 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Laias end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | 1.3× | Medium · 10 people |
| Basketball player | 1.9× | Medium · 10 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | Low · 9 people |
| Footballer | 1.2× | Low · 8 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Laias show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 5 Layas spell it Laia
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)