How Many People Are Named Laena?
An estimated 118 people in the United States have the first name Laena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Laena peaked in popularity in 2023 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Laena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
118
About 1 in 2,904,698 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
34 births
Total Registered
120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laena
Laena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 120 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laena as a female name
Ranked #5,078 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (34 births)
Laena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laena span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 70 babies were registered. Laena remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Laena by Decade
How has Laena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Laena by State
Laena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laena
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laena?
We estimate approximately 118 people named Laena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,904,698 Americans share this first name.
Is Laena a common name?
Laena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laena most popular?
Laena reached peak popularity in 2023, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laena is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laena a female name?
Laena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laena Smith, Laena Johnson, Laena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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