Meaning of the nameLaissa
- Female
- Lais-sa
Laissa is a spelling of the name Laisa.
Meaning
The meaning of Laissa 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)
- 6,104
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,386
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,208
- people
Laissa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laissa, 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 (2,870 people).
6,073 women 31 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 Laissa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laissa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Distrito Federal 0.005%
- Pará 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 955 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 752 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 401 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 390 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 384 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 330 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 317 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 267 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 260 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 250 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 234 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 198 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 149 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 145 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 131 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 122 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 121 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 115 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 105 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 98 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 73 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Laissa
With SS, the S between vowels sounds like /s/, and not like the /z/ of Laisa.
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.
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 Laissa
What does the name Laissa mean?
The meaning of Laissa 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 Laissa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,104 people with the first name Laissa, which ranks it number 2,386 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Laissa a boy's or a girl's name?
Laissa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,073 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Laissa most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Laissa (250 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Laissa?
Laisa, Laysa and Layssa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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