Girls' name · since 1967
Laini
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 371 babies named Laini, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laini is the #9595 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 371 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Laini recorded 371 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #9595 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #14,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,595 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laini ranks #14,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,595 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 371 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laini's 371 recorded births place it above 80.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Laini compares
371 49th 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
Laini's all-time total is 1% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laini | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laini's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Laini by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (130 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Laini's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Laini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (35% of all-time use).
Laini by state
Where Laini concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 371 births nationwide.
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What to do with Laini's data
- Laini's decade-level peak was the 2000s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lainis (6 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 Laini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Laini 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.