Meaning of the nameLayse
- Female
- Lay-se
Layse is a spelling of the name Laise.
Meaning
The meaning of Layse 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)
- 2,756
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,113
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,467
- people
Layse in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Layse, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (860 people).
2,743 women 0 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 Layse is most common
States with the highest share of people named Layse in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Piauí 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 567 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 201 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 196 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 191 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 176 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 160 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 153 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 134 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 133 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 126 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 112 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 73 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 61 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Layse
The spelling with y in place of the i of the diphthong ai.
About the name Laise
The origin of Laise is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. The three spellings differ only in writing: Layse replaces the i with a y, and Laisse doubles the s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,285 people named Laise, with a median age of 26. The name is almost always female, became more common among people born in the 1980s and 1990s and, proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Other spellings of Laise
Questions about the name Layse
What does the name Layse mean?
The meaning of Layse 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 Layse in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,756 people with the first name Layse, which ranks it number 4,113 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Layse a boy's or a girl's name?
Layse is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,743 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Layse most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Layse (567 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Layse?
Laise and Laisse. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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