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Laina

100% girls · 74 born in 2025

Laina has been given to about 3,569 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,447
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Laina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 117
  • Born in 202574
  • All time3,569

How popular is Laina?

Its best year was 2014, when 117 babies were given the name, ranking 1771st. The typical living American called Laina is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Laina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lavina0.88
  2. Alaina0.84
  3. Raina0.85
  4. Elaina0.84
  5. Lana0.80
  6. Lina0.80
  7. Laila0.79
  8. Alayna0.79

Middle names for Laina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Laina Josephine0.84
  2. Laina Rose0.83
  3. Laina June0.82
  4. Laina Pearl0.82
  5. Laina Quinn0.82
  6. Laina Nell0.82

Sibling names for Laina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.94
  2. Francobrother · 0.93
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.93
  4. Samirasister · 0.92
  5. Keziahsister · 0.92
  6. Palomasister · 0.92

Where Laina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Florida0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Laina White0.78
  2. Laina Reyes0.78
  3. Laina Nguyen0.78
  4. Laina Moore0.78
  5. Laina Hill0.78
  6. Laina Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Laina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Laina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.