Girls' name · since 2001
Layonna
281 babies named Layonna in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,820 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layonna currently ranks #9820 among girls' names in America, with 281 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layonna has been recorded 281 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #9820 nationally and more common than 43% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #16,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,820 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 281 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layonna ranks #16,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,820 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 281 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,820 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layonna's 281 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Layonna compares
281 44th 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
Layonna's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layonna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Layonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Layonna splits its recorded history at 2013: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Layonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Layonna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Layonna's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Layonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (49% of all-time use).
Layonna by state
Where Layonna concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 10 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.8% |
10 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Layonna's data
- Layonna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Layonnas (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Layonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Layonna 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.