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The baby name La is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced lah (IPA: /lɑː/),la as in 'lad' (IPA: /læ/),luh (IPA: /lə/).

La is Chinese, English, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, English, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: lah (IPA: /lɑː/),la as in 'lad' (IPA: /læ/),luh (IPA: /lə/)

What is the meaning of the name La ?

The baby name La is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced lah (IPA: /lɑː/),la as in 'lad' (IPA: /læ/),luh (IPA: /lə/).

La is Chinese, English, Vietnamese in Origin.

La is a compact, unisex name that surfaces in several languages. In Romance tongues (French, Spanish, Italian), la is the feminine definite article, giving the name a crisp, minimalist feel; in solfege, la names the pitch A, lending a musical association. As a standalone given name, it is rare but recognized in modern usage and appeals to parents favoring brevity and global familiarity.

Its history and shades of meaning vary by context. In African American onomastics, La- became a productive prefix from the mid-20th century (LaToya, LaShawn), and La is sometimes used on its own. In Polynesian languages, the macronized Lā means "sun/day," inspiring the variant Lā. Across Southeast Asia (e.g., Burmese, Hmong), La appears as a name element whose sense depends on accompanying words. Vietnamese Lã is a surname, while Là is a verb. Variants and related forms include Lā, Là, Lã, Lah, and compounded La- names.

La has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named La

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
La Tanya Danielle Young Dr. Dre record producer ★★★★★

La – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
BW 0 #19 1 960
HN 0 #22 1 704
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MD 0 #34 1 434
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
HN Girls 0 #36 3 884
AZ 0 #43 1 706
GE 0 #43 2 997
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
PR 0 #50 6 1,497
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
MV Boys 0 #75 5 3,375
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
LT 0 #86 3 949
PH 0 #87 10 5,607
AF Girls 0 #88 7 2,402
BN Girls 0 #90 17 5,459
GE Girls 0 #90 15 1,564
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
TW 0 #100 4 4,523
GE Boys 0 #102 9 2,055
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
KW 0 #104 13 5,216
IQ 0 #109 21 3,533
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
ID Boys 0 #121 11 4,130
RS Girls 0 #126 10 1,651
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
BN Boys 0 #131 9 6,332
BW Boys 0 #131 19 4,685
PA 0 #132 7 3,797
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
PR Girls 0 #134 28 3,171
BW Girls 0 #136 13 4,216
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
IT 0 #140 2,151 4,183
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
LT Boys 0 #148 4 2,166
RS Boys 0 #151 4 2,277
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
UY 0 #163 15 2,477
AE 0 #166 12 10,220
HU Boys 0 #168 7 3,954
SI Girls 0 #171 7 2,769
HR 0 #173 9 2,081
IT Girls 0 #173 14,633 9,415
AR 0 #174 13 2,915
IQ Girls 0 #174 480 11,303
PR Boys 0 #175 4 2,508
CZ 0 #179 8 3,154
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
LT Girls 0 #183 12 1,904
RU 0 #190 5 3,641
Austria 0 #194 20 850
SI Boys 0 #204 8 3,402
AL Girls 0 #205 18 4,141
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
MO Girls 0 #213 39 7,056
MO Boys 0 #213 11 5,842
EC Girls 0 #215 25 3,650
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
NA Boys 0 #223 13 6,830
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
IR 0 #225 7 4,221
AO Boys 0 #228 15 5,568
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
TW Boys 0 #230 12 7,111
NA Girls 0 #233 5 7,146
BD 0 #236 6 5,992
TW Girls 0 #238 39 8,139
JM Girls 0 #244 16 7,507
JP Girls 0 #245 7 6,592
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
HR Boys 0 #253 7 3,997
QA Girls 0 #258 59 15,378
SG 0 #259 11 11,010
NG 0 #265 8 5,926
HR Girls 0 #267 23 3,687
AL Boys 0 #268 31 5,122
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
SA 0 #272 24 10,560
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
CZ Boys 0 #278 27 6,530
KZ Boys 0 #279 11 6,578
JM Boys 0 #285 9 6,876
GT 0 #288 27 5,948
KZ Girls 0 #290 31 5,862
JO Girls 0 #293 33 7,570
UY Girls 0 #293 266 6,731
CZ Girls 0 #300 42 5,378
MY 0 #301 30 12,352
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CN Boys 0 #305 15 9,639
Spain 0 #309 149 2,326
PH Girls 0 #318 74 13,098
PE 0 #321 9 6,350
SD Girls 0 #321 25 7,678
PL Boys 0 #325 11 6,459
CN Girls 0 #326 24 8,829
DK Boys 0 #326 7 7,401
DZ 0 #326 2,014 20,130
PL Girls 0 #327 28 5,096
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
GH Girls 0 #329 9 6,973
GH Boys 0 #329 17 8,138
OM Girls 0 #330 67 15,987
MU Boys 0 #332 26 8,477
MU Girls 0 #333 19 8,539
Germany 0 #334 106 2,542
HK 0 #335 14 8,483
EG 0 #338 63 6,387
PH Boys 0 #339 45 11,440
RU Girls 0 #345 161 11,913
Austria Girls 0 #346 75 1,885
EG Girls 0 #346 1,157 14,742
BR 0 #352 9 5,969
PT Boys 0 #352 16 7,951
GT Girls 0 #353 161 7,500
CL 0 #354 58 6,867
YE 0 #355 27 8,639
JO Boys 0 #363 15 7,057
NL 0 #364 28 2,481
BD Girls 0 #370 17 8,413
UY Boys 0 #374 26 5,922
MX 0 #378 36 8,339
PA Girls 0 #378 105 9,861
KW Girls 0 #393 123 19,177
Germany Girls 0 #399 603 4,949
SG Girls 0 #401 189 18,916
CO 0 #403 78 7,768
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
France Girls 2019 #408 4 3,279
AR Boys 0 #412 56 7,628
LY 0 #413 125 12,703
AR Girls 0 #423 198 8,289
Austria Boys 0 #423 20 2,180
PT Girls 0 #425 27 7,952
ZA 0 #428 20 14,421
SD Boys 0 #432 14 10,523
HK Boys 0 #440 88 12,905
IR Girls 0 #453 78 8,334
AE Girls 0 #458 96 20,968
GT Boys 0 #461 14 7,625
MA 0 #463 1,146 20,986
CR Boys 0 #473 15 10,188
IT Boys 0 #473 2,045 10,046
RU Boys 0 #474 32 12,621
HK Girls 0 #479 137 16,104
LB 0 #485 176 13,263
CR Girls 0 #487 46 11,342
PS Girls 0 #492 32 10,981
PA Boys 0 #497 9 9,305
SA Girls 0 #498 477 25,931
CM Girls 0 #505 36 11,671
IQ Boys 0 #510 158 13,071
BH 0 #518 36 17,937
IR Boys 0 #520 33 10,162
CM Boys 0 #521 30 12,054
PS Boys 0 #531 18 10,655
BD Boys 0 #532 45 10,045
CL Girls 0 #548 328 14,098
SG Boys 0 #569 129 17,960
EG Boys 0 #572 338 15,035
BO Boys 0 #576 17 9,244
IL Boys 0 #583 25 10,983
BO Girls 0 #584 28 9,488
IL Girls 0 #584 34 11,648
MY Boys 0 #584 609 25,439
Spain Girls 0 #587 445 5,561
CO Girls 0 #589 643 16,140
MY Girls 0 #596 436 24,821
CL Boys 0 #599 67 13,390
IN Girls 0 #612 20 13,121
SY 0 #626 103 11,684
Germany Boys 0 #676 290 5,697
QA Boys 0 #681 27 18,093
TN 0 #682 148 13,765
BR Boys 0 #703 49 12,213
CO Boys 0 #710 215 15,656
NG Girls 0 #711 76 15,093
NL Girls 0 #711 249 5,933
KW Boys 0 #716 54 18,755
Finland Girls 2026 #731 8 3,895
MX Girls 0 #746 528 17,781
BR Girls 0 #781 162 12,708
PE Boys 0 #817 62 14,506
NG Boys 0 #823 129 16,906
PE Girls 0 #828 116 14,861
Spain Boys 0 #830 101 5,610
OM Boys 0 #842 40 17,948
MX Boys 0 #855 128 16,355
NL Boys 0 #859 93 5,873
United States Boys 2022 #901 8 7,226
United States Girls 2007 #951 6 10,181
IN Boys 0 #972 30 16,750
ZA Girls 0 #1,010 132 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,019 160 25,619
TR 0 #1,028 184 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,037 56 22,615
SA Boys 0 #1,331 284 28,008

La is popular in 89 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
AE
AF
AL

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People also ask about La

La is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
La is a one syllable name, pronounced lah (IPA: /lɑː/),la as in 'lad' (IPA: /læ/),luh (IPA: /lə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lá, Lah, La' and Laa.
Across languages, La has these equivalents: Leaf (English, equivalent for Vietnamese Lá), Short forms of names beginning with 'La' (e.g., Latoya, Laila).
Yes — La ranked #408 in France in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
La ranks highest in France (#408 in 2019).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen La for their child, including Dr. Dre.