girl's name
Laena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 452
Laena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Laena over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2016, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 70 |
| 2010s (to 2016) | 170 |
| 2020s (to 2016) | 55 |
How popular is Laena?
In 2025, Laena was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Laena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Laena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Laëna | Laëna is a rare spelling of Laena, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 95 times, mostly in France. | 95 |
| Laéna | Laéna is a rare spelling of Laena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 85 times, mostly in France. | 85 |
Names that peaked alongside Laena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laena
How popular is the name Laena?
In 2025, Laena was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Laena a girl's or a boy's name?
Laena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Laena most popular?
Laena peaked in 2023, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Laena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laena currently ranks #2,620 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.