Layna
Layna was the 2312th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1531st with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 433 places. More babies were named Layna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #2,312 girls, down 477 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,196babies recorded
Layna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,312 | 79 |
| 2020 | #1,835 | 107 |
| 2010 | #1,600 | 136 |
| 2000 | #3,311 | 41 |
| 1990 | #5,422 | 17 |
| 1980 | #5,111 | 14 |
| 1970 | #5,620 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Layna, counting every spelling?
Layna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,111 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,312 for Layna 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 Layna?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Layna (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Layna 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 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Layna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Layna?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Layna are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Layna 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.
Layna by state
How common Layna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.9×). In 42 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 Layna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Layna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Layna
How popular is the name Layna?
Layna was the 2312th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1531st with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 433 places. More babies were named Layna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Layna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Layna in the US.
Where is Layna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Layna was most common in Ohio (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Florida.