US rank #5061 Girls' name Peak 2023 120 births

Laena — #5061 US girls' name

120 babies named Laena in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s142000s152010s212020s70
#5061
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Laena was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

34 babies were named Laena in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laena

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Laena between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laena currently holds the #5061 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laena performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 120 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

120

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2023

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,061

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
34
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 20242023202220182014201120072003200119831982 6

Laena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
70 births that decade — 58% of Laena's all-time total
1980s142000s152010s212020s70

Laena by state

Where Laena concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 5.8%
Texas share of Laena's total US births 5.8%

7 of 120 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laena?
120 babies have been named Laena since 1982. It currently ranks #5061 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 34 births.
When was Laena most popular?
Laena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Laena most popular?
The top states for the name Laena are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Laena been used?
Laena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lael, Laela, Laelah, Laetitia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.