Girls' name · since 1999
Layanna
486 babies named Layanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,325 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
486 babies have been named Layanna since 1999, making it today's #4325 girls' name.
Layanna has 486 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4325 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #12,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,325 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 486 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layanna ranks #12,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,325 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 486 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,325 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layanna's 486 recorded births place it above 83.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Layanna compares
486 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Layanna's all-time total is 29% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 486 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Layanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Layanna's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Layanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Layanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (211 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Layanna's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Layanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
211 births
- 2020s
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 211 births (43% of all-time use).
Layanna by state
Where Layanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Layanna's data
- Layanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (211 total births) through the 2020s (201) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Layannas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Layanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Layanna 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.