Laika

Girl name

Laika ranks #554 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 11 places, 150 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #1,790 for cats.

Laika's popularity trend

Laika's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2019.

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Year	Share
2025	0.006%
2024	0.007%
2023	0.007%
2022	0.005%
2021	0.002%
2020	0.005%
2019	0.008%
2018	0.008%
2017	0.005%
2016	0.003%
2015	0.004%
2014	0.006%
2013	0.003%
2012	0.003%
2011	0.002%
2010	0.003%
2009	0.004%
2008	0.005%
2007	0.004%

Licensed dogs in our data

150

across 11 places

Popularity rank

#554

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+482

2020 → 2025

Gender split

98% girls

98% girls2% boys

Where Laika shows up

Laika's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.2%
ZürichSwitzerland	0.1%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.1%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.1%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.0%
BurnsideAustralia	0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%

Names like Laika

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