UK girl's name
Laiqah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2008. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Laiqah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Laiqah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2008 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4524, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 6 births.
This profile covers 35 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 1998 to 2008. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 35 living people in the UK are called Laiqah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2009 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Laiqah ranked #4524 for girls in England and Wales in 2008, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 6 girls were registered as Laiqah.
- • About 35 living people in the UK are estimated to have Laiqah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4524
2008
Births in 2008
4
Latest year
Peak year
2005
6 births
Estimated living
35
2026
Popularity
Laiqah over time
The chart below shows babies named Laiqah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2008. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Laiqah, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2008, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laiqah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Laiqah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3617 | 32 | 7 |
| 1990s | #3848 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Laiqah
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Laiqah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Laiqah in the UK right now?
In 2008, Laiqah was ranked #4524 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Laiqah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 6 babies registered as Laiqah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Laiqah in the UK?
A total of 35 babies have been registered as Laiqah across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.