Girls' name · since 1982
Laena
Laena has 137 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laena is the #6654 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 137 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laena has been recorded 137 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #6654 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #23,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,654 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 137 born since 1982
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laena ranks #23,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,654 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 137 born since 1982, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Laena's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Laena compares
137 30th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laena's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 137 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laena's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Laena by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (87 births, 64% of the file).
2020s was Laena's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Laena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 87 births (64% of all-time use).
Laena by state
Where Laena concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 5.1% |
7 of 137 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Laenas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.