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Layana

Girl

Meaning of Layana: Arabic: 'softness' or 'gentleness'

Layana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2599th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2599

64 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

889

First recorded 1978 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 63 babies2018: 66 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 39 babies20202021: 48 babies2022: 58 babies2023: 119 babies2024: 100 babies2025: 64 babies
US babies named Layana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 119.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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