girl's name
Launa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,814
Launa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1887.
Launa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 48 |
| 1900s | 61 |
| 1910s | 133 |
| 1920s | 215 |
| 1930s | 175 |
| 1940s | 317 |
| 1950s | 301 |
| 1960s | 404 |
| 1970s | 233 |
| 1980s | 160 |
| 1990s | 59 |
| 2000s | 267 |
| 2010s | 209 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Launa?
In 2025, Launa was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Launa 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.
Names that peaked alongside Launa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Launa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Launa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Launa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Launa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Launa
How popular is the name Launa?
In 2025, Launa was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Launa a girl's or a boy's name?
Launa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Launa most popular?
Launa peaked in 2006, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Launa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Launa currently ranks #8,975 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.