Given name
Laisha
“resembling a lioness”
Laisha is a variant of Laish. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lioness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laisha is a variant of Laish. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lioness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laisha is a variant of Laish. An origin associated with Laish is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,447
- 0 boys · 2,447 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 323 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,998 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,998 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 323 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,924 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Laisha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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