girl's name
Layna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,938
France
#482
2025 births
Layna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 143 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,967 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
Layna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 46 |
| 1960s | 94 |
| 1970s | 106 |
| 1980s | 167 |
| 1990s | 228 |
| 2000s | 745 |
| 2010s | 1,230 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 575 |
How popular is Layna?
In 2025, Layna was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Layna 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 Layna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Laÿna | Laÿna is a variant spelling of Layna, recorded in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Layna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Layna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Layna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Layna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Layna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Layna
How popular is the name Layna?
In 2025, Layna was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Layna a girl's or a boy's name?
Layna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Layna most popular?
Layna peaked in 2014, when 143 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Layna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Layna currently ranks #482 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.