Girls' name · since 1887
Launa
Launa has 2,649 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,872 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,649
- born since 1887
- 1960s
- peak decade
Launa currently ranks #8872 among girls' names in America, with 2,649 babies recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Launa recorded 2,649 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #8872 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #3,891 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,872 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,649 born since 1887
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Launa ranks #3,891 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,872 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,649 born since 1887, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,872 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,649
- born since 1887
- 1960s
- peak decade
Launa's 2,649 recorded births place it above 94.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Launa compares
2,649 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Launa's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Launa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,649 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Launa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Launa splits its recorded history at 1958: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Launa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Launa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (404 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Launa's strongest decade.
404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Launa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 48
1890s
48 births
- 1900s 61
1900s
61 births
- 1910s 133
1910s
133 births
- 1920s
1920s
215 births
- 1930s
1930s
175 births
- 1940s
1940s
317 births
- 1950s
1950s
301 births
- 1960s
1960s
404 births
- 1970s
1970s
233 births
- 1980s 160
1980s
160 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s
2010s
209 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 404 births (15% of all-time use).
How Launa 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 Launa's total volume
Launa by state
Where Launa concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 160 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Utah | | 64 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.2% |
160 of 2,649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Launa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Launa's data
- Launa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (404 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Launas (160 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 Launa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Launa 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.