Girls' name · since 2009
Laynah
Laynah has 34 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
34 girls have been named Laynah since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laynah has been recorded 34 times among girls since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2009 to 2022.
- #39,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laynah ranks #39,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #39,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laynah's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laynah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laynah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laynah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Laynah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Laynah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Laynah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Laynah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Laynah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2009–2022 (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 Laynah 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.