UK girl's name
Layba
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.
Layba is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Layba popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2008 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2292, with 10 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 10 births.
This profile covers 23 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2005 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.
Layba is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 23 living people in the UK are called Layba. 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
- • Layba ranked #2292 for girls in England and Wales in 2008, with 10 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 10 girls were registered as Layba.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Layba as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2292
2008
Births in 2008
10
Latest year
Peak year
2008
10 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Layba over time
The chart below shows babies named Layba registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 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 Layba, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 10 births in 2008, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Layba by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Layba 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 | #3616 | 23 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Layba
- 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
Layba: questions and answers
How popular is the name Layba in the UK right now?
In 2008, Layba was ranked #2292 for girls in England and Wales, with 10 births registered.
When was Layba most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 10 babies registered as Layba in England and Wales.
How many people are called Layba in the UK?
A total of 23 babies have been registered as Layba across the 4 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.