Given name
Laysha
“resembling a lioness”
Laysha is a variant of Laish. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lioness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laysha is a variant of Laish. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lioness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laysha 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 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 887
- 0 boys · 887 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,545 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,545 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 98 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 665 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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