Feminine dossier · first seen 1995

Layah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Layah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1995Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

49.5%

2024

All-time

1,306

Layah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 95 girls were named Layah.

In 2024, only 48 girls were given the name.

Down 49.5% from its peak.

All told, about 1,306 Americans have been named Layah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1995.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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