La
Girl · LAH
La is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does La come from?
Several possible sources; origin unclear
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Is La a girl's or a boy's name?
La is a girls' name.
How popular is La in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named La in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
La in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is La in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1926.
Half of all the boys named La in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 81% of the babies named La in the US in 1967, and 67% in 1999.
La in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
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