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Layna

Girl

Meaning of Layna: English: 'bright' or 'sunlight'

Layna is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2224th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2224

79 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,196

First recorded 1947 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 25 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 40 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 69 babies2006: 109 babies2007: 87 babies2008: 106 babies2009: 131 babies2010: 136 babies20102011: 112 babies2012: 127 babies2013: 129 babies2014: 143 babies2015: 109 babies2016: 118 babies2017: 122 babies2018: 117 babies2019: 117 babies2020: 107 babies20202021: 94 babies2022: 107 babies2023: 93 babies2024: 95 babies2025: 79 babies
US babies named Layna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 143.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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