Girls' name · since 1947
Layna
Layna has 3,196 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,196
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,196 babies have been named Layna since 1947, making it today's #2308 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layna has been recorded 3,196 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #2308 nationally and more common than 87% 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 1947 to 2025.
- #3,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,308 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,196 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layna ranks #3,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,308 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,196 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,196
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layna's 3,196 recorded births place it above 95.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Layna compares
3,196 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Layna's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,196 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Layna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Layna's full recorded timeline at 1991, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 143 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Layna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Layna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,230 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Layna's strongest decade.
1,230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Layna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 167
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 228
1990s
228 births
- 2000s
2000s
745 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,230 births
- 2020s
2020s
575 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,230 births (38% of all-time use).
How Layna 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 Layna's total volume
Layna by state
Where Layna concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 189 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 139 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 119 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 101 | 3.2% |
| #5 | California | | 91 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 80 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 77 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 70 | 2.2% |
189 of 3,196 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Layna appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Layna's data
- Layna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,230 total births) through the 2020s (575) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laynas (189 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Layna: 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 (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Layna 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.