How Many People Are Named Laina?
An estimated 3,309 people in the United States have the first name Laina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Laina peaked in popularity in 2014 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laina 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 Laina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,309
About 1 in 103,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2014
117 births
Total Registered
3,494
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laina
Laina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,494 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laina as a female name
Ranked #2,288 in 2024
81 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (117 births)
Laina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laina span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 970 babies were registered. While Laina is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laina by Decade
How has Laina 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.
Laina by State
Birth registrations for Laina span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Missouri, Maryland. On average, about 49 Lainas were registered per state.
Laina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laina?
We estimate approximately 3,309 people named Laina 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 103,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Laina a common name?
Laina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,494 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laina most popular?
Laina reached peak popularity in 2014, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laina is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laina a female name?
Laina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laina Smith, Laina Johnson, Laina 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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