Laia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LY-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,173 for girls
Laia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “well-spoken”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 2,173rd for girls in the US (85 babies).
What does Laia mean?
Greek: Catalan short form of Eulalia
“well-spoken”
A Catalan pet form of Eulalia; Saint Eulalia, an early Christian martyr, is a co-patron saint of Barcelona.
Is Laia a girl's or a boy's name?
Laia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 85 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Laia, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 17 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Laia than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Laia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Laia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 2 | #7,600 |
| 2012 | 2 | #7,797 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
How popular is Laia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,173among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 85 girls in the US were named Laia, making it the 2,173rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,241st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 130 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Laia than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Laia in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 91 girls in the US were given Laia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,814, up from #2,173 for this spelling alone.
- Laia 85
- Laiah 6
Laia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #2,173 |
| 2024 | 94 | #2,053 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1,984 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,621 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2,085 |
| 2020 | 80 | #2,241 |
| 2019 | 88 | #2,128 |
| 2018 | 88 | #2,145 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3,010 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Names like Laia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dua Lyra Pippa Esme Luna Ayra Safa Liyana Zoya Aria Alaia Ayla
Other spellings of Laia
Names related to Laia
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laia, updated 20 October 2026.