There's also "Laika" by Moxy Früvous, referring to the dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlG-kpzMQIw

And Margaret Fiedler's mid-90s trip-kraut post-rock band, Laika. Their '95 debut album, Silver Apples of the Moon, holds up pretty well.

Also Phil Knight's film studio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika_(company) which made Coraline and Kubo.

And here is also "Laika", by Mecano (1988).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuijqjUrOS0