Layanna: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,306

among girls · ↓1,046 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Layanna · -33% vs 2024

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

49 babies

All-time total

486

#12,069 all-time among girls

First recorded

1999

in Social Security records

Layanna popularity over time

486 babies have been named Layanna since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	5	1	–	#15,784
2000s	69	7	+1280%	#7,545
2010s	211	21	+206%	#4,116
2020s (to 2025)	201	34	+59%	#3,260

Where Layanna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	36	0.02	outside top 500
2027	38	0.02	outside top 500
2028	40	0.02	outside top 500
2029	42	0.03	outside top 500
2030	44	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Layanna

Layanna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,306 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 486 American babies have been named Layanna. Its peak came in 2024, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Layanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Layanna?

The median living Layanna is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 500 people named Layanna are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Layanna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,306
2024	49	#3,260
2023	36	#4,091
2022	28	#4,857
2021	21	#5,861
2020	34	#4,124
2019	26	#5,112
2018	21	#5,920
2017	36	#4,116
2016	24	#5,546
2015	20	#6,362
2014	18	#6,877
2013	26	#5,231
2012	14	#8,452
2011	16	#7,639
2010	10	#10,877
2009	17	#7,545
2008	15	#8,359
2007	9	#12,218
2006	11	#10,306
2005	–	–
2004	–	–
2003	–	–
2002	6	#14,645
2001	5	#16,813
2000	6	#14,192
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Layanna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Layanna?

The median living Layanna is about 7 years old. Half of all living Layannas are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Layanna are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Layanna are alive in the United States, based on 486 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Layanna in 2025?

Layanna ranked #4,306 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Layanna?

486 babies have been named Layanna in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Layanna most popular?

Layanna peaked in 2024, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Layanna a boy or girl name?

Layanna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Layanna rising or falling?

Layanna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Layanna become more popular?

Layanna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Layanna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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