Meaning of the nameLayssa
- Female
- Lays-sa
Layssa is a spelling of the name Laisa.
Meaning
The meaning of Layssa 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)
- 2,384
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,546
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,201
- people
Layssa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Layssa, 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 (1,151 people).
2,377 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 Layssa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Layssa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 332 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 281 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 203 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 176 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 142 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 121 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 105 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 95 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 70 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 62 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Layssa
It joins the Y of Laysa to the SS of Laissa and is the least recorded spelling in the group.
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 Layssa
What does the name Layssa mean?
The meaning of Layssa 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 Layssa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,384 people with the first name Layssa, which ranks it number 4,546 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Layssa a boy's or a girl's name?
Layssa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,377 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Layssa most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Layssa (176 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Layssa?
Laisa, Laysa and Laissa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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