Layah

Meaning and origin of Layah

Popularity of Layah in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Layah has been rising fast (+19.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Layah every 4 schools, all spellings combined.

Layah in English-speaking countries

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  172 babies in 3 years1 girl in 28,093−4.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 30,713

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Laya (in French)1,400
• Laïa450
• Layâ (in French)75
• Laia65
• Lahya (in French)20
• Laïya (in French)20
• Layyâ10
• Layya10
• Layaa10
• Laïah10
• Laiya (in French)10
• Layä (in French)5
• Lâya (in French)5
• Layâa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Layah

• Lilith
• Liza
• Lizzie
• Béryl
• Eliz
• Lyson
• Janelle
• Mariem
• Gabie
• Haya
• Anouck
• Jodie

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin