Fun Facts About the Name Laissa
- 19 babies named Laissa: U.S. records list 19 babies given the name Laissa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Laissa Mean?
Laissa is a rare feminine name whose meaning is not securely established. It is most often treated as a spelling variant of the Portuguese name Laís (also written Lais), where a doubled s and a final a follow common Portuguese feminine patterns, as in Luísa and Rafaela. Laís descends from the ancient Greek name Lais (Λαΐς). The derivation of Lais is uncertain; it has sometimes been connected with the Greek word laos, "people," but no origin is firmly established, and the name may come from a source that is not Greek at all. Similar-looking names in other languages have their own histories and should not be assumed to share this one.
Laissa Name History & Origins
The Greek name Lais is known above all from two courtesans of the fourth century BC: Lais of Corinth and Lais of Hyccara in Sicily, both of whom are named by ancient writers including Athenaeus and Plutarch. The name remained in use in the Greek-speaking world and passed into Latin and the later languages of Europe. In Portuguese it became Laís, a given name used in Portugal and Brazil. The spelling Laissa appears among the written forms of the name, alongside Laysa and Layssa; these follow ordinary Portuguese spelling habits and, unlike accented Laís, are stressed on the first syllable.
A similar form, Laisa, is used in Fiji and elsewhere in the Pacific. Whether that name shares an origin with the European Lais family or developed independently is uncertain.
How Popular is the Name Laissa?
Laissa has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2004. Its best rank was #12,604 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,604 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #18,772 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,541 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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