Laina
Laina was the 2422nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1771st with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 454 places. More babies were named Laina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,422 girls, down 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,569babies recorded
Laina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,422 | 74 |
| 2020 | #2,390 | 74 |
| 2010 | #2,159 | 91 |
| 2000 | #3,192 | 43 |
| 1990 | #3,118 | 36 |
| 1980 | #2,628 | 36 |
| 1970 | #2,284 | 34 |
| 1960 | #3,281 | 15 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Laina, counting every spelling?
Laina is a spelling of Layna, a name family that ranked #1,111 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,422 for Laina on its own. Together these spellings went to 202 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layna | 79 | #2,312 | 468 |
| Laina | 74 | #2,422 | 415 |
| Leina | 32 | #4,417 | 150 |
| Laena | 17 | #6,703 | 87 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Laina?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laina (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laina?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Laina are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 35. That makes Laina mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Laina by state
How common Laina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.1×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Laina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Laina
How popular is the name Laina?
Laina was the 2422nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1771st with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 454 places. More babies were named Laina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Laina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Laina in the US.
Where is Laina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laina was most common in Ohio (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.