girl's name
Laina
- Origin Finnish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,389
France
#593
as Laïna, 2025
Laina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Laina is a name of Finnish origin.
- Peaked in 2014, when 117 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,803 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1906.
Laina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 51 |
| 1950s | 56 |
| 1960s | 204 |
| 1970s | 236 |
| 1980s | 358 |
| 1990s | 411 |
| 2000s | 789 |
| 2010s | 970 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 489 |
How popular is Laina?
In 2025, Laina was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Laina 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 Laina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Laïna | Laïna is Laina written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #593 in France, against #7,044 for Laina. | 1,640 |
Names that peaked alongside Laina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Laina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Laina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laina
How popular is the name Laina?
In 2025, Laina was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Laina a girl's or a boy's name?
Laina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Laina most popular?
Laina peaked in 2014, when 117 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Laina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laina currently ranks #593 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.