Meaning of the nameLaisa
- Female
- Lai-sa
Laisa is a female name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains as La- + -isa, Laís + -a, or English Liza.
Meaning
The meaning of Laisa is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 35,716
- Rank in Brazil
- #729
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 29,315
- people
Laisa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laisa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (14,029 people).
35,498 women 218 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Laisa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laisa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.037%
- Bahia 0.033%
- Espírito Santo 0.029%
- Piauí 0.027%
- Alagoas 0.025%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,271 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 4,628 | 0.033% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,401 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,421 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 2,148 | 0.024% |
| Ceará | 1,802 | 0.021% |
| Maranhão | 1,650 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 1,514 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,496 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 1,297 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 1,205 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,110 | 0.029% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,074 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 866 | 0.027% |
| Sergipe | 808 | 0.037% |
| Alagoas | 795 | 0.025% |
| Amazonas | 746 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 680 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso | 527 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 474 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 459 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 376 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 320 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 228 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 160 | 0.022% |
| Roraima | 139 | 0.022% |
| Acre | 121 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laisa
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classifies Laisa, with doubt, as a Brazilianism and proposes three formations: the generic element La- plus -isa, Laís plus -a, or English Liza. The morphemary says that -isa/-iza is probably a fragment of names such as Luísa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 35,716 people named Laisa, with a median age of 18; proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe. The dictionary lists Laysa, Laiza and Layza as spelling variants.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group and the form the dictionary uses as its entry.
Other spellings of Laisa
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-isa, -iza) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Laisa
What does the name Laisa mean?
The meaning of Laisa is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Laisa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 35,716 people with the first name Laisa, which ranks it number 729 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Laisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Laisa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 35,498 women and 218 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Laisa most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.037% of the state's population is named Laisa (808 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Laisa?
Laysa, Laissa and Layssa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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