Is Layna a boy or girl name?

Layna is a girl’s name. Of the 3,196 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Layna

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Layna was most popular in 2014, when 143 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,741 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,196 people named Layna.

Layna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Layna’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Layna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Layna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,196 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Layna

Where Layna is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org