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Origin & history of Layiah1
Modern American roots
Layiah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Strong-willed and determined.".
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How popular is Layiah?
2017
peak year
Today, Layiah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #14336), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2017, 9 babies were given the name (ranked #11216 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Layiah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 57 babies have been registered as Layiah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
9
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #11,216)
(ranked #11,216)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
57
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Layiah2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
L3
A1
Y7
I9
A1
H8
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Layiah🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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