US rank #12358 Girls' name Peak 2008 361 births

Laini — #12358 US girls' name

361 babies named Laini in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s631980s171990s492000s1302010s592020s30
#12358
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Laini was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

18 babies were named Laini in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laini

The Social Security Administration has registered 361 babies named Laini between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laini currently holds the #12358 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laini performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Laini shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laini in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laini 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 361 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.

Laini at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

361

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2008

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,358

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laini popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
18
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
05101520 20242018201020041998198119731967 6

Laini by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
130 births that decade — 36% of Laini's all-time total
1960s131970s631980s171990s492000s1302010s592020s30

Laini by state

Where Laini concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laini
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.7%
California share of Laini's total US births 1.7%

6 of 361 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laini?
361 babies have been named Laini since 1967. It currently ranks #12358 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 18 births.
When was Laini most popular?
Laini was most popular in the 2000s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Laini most popular?
The top states for the name Laini are California (6 births).
How long has the name Laini been used?
Laini has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laini?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laila, Lainey, Lailah, Laine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.