Girls' name · since 1906
Laina
Laina has 3,569 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,412 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,569
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laina currently ranks #2412 among girls' names in America, with 3,569 babies recorded since 1906.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laina has been recorded 3,569 times among girls since 1906, currently ranked #2412 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #3,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,412 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,569 born since 1906
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laina ranks #3,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,412 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,569 born since 1906, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,412 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,569
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laina's 3,569 recorded births place it above 95.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Laina compares
3,569 Top 17% higher than 83% of 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
Laina's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,569 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laina splits its recorded history at 1985: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Laina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (970 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Laina's strongest decade.
970 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Laina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 204
1960s
204 births
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s 358
1980s
358 births
- 1990s
1990s
411 births
- 2000s
2000s
789 births
- 2010s
2010s
970 births
- 2020s
2020s
489 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 970 births (27% of all-time use).
How Laina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laina's total volume
Laina by state
Where Laina concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 161 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 128 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 117 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 89 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 87 | 2.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 87 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 86 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 55 | 1.5% |
161 of 3,569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Laina appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Laina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (970 total births) through the 2020s (489) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lainas (161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Laina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Laina 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.