How Many People Are Named Layna?
An estimated 3,036 people in the United States have the first name Layna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Layna peaked in popularity in 2014 with 143 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Layna 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 Layna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,036
About 1 in 112,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2014
143 births
Total Registered
3,116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Layna
Layna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,116 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Layna as a female name
Ranked #2,044 in 2024
95 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (143 births)
Layna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Layna span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,229 babies were registered. While Layna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Layna by Decade
How has Layna 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.
Layna by State
Birth registrations for Layna span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, Louisiana, Kentucky. On average, about 47 Laynas were registered per state.
Layna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Layna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Layna
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Layna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Layna?
We estimate approximately 3,036 people named Layna 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 112,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Layna a common name?
Layna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Layna most popular?
Layna reached peak popularity in 2014, when 143 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Layna is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Layna a female name?
Layna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Layna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Layna Smith, Layna Johnson, Layna 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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