Layanna
Girl name · #4325 in 2025 · Uniqueness 78/100
Layanna is currently the #4325 girl name in the United States — 33 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6236, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 54,545 girls born in 2025 was named Layanna.
The 26-year story
Layanna first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 49 babies and a rank of #3225. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Layanna per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Layanna against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Layanna in class?
Layanna scores 78 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Layanna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Layanna is most common
State-level data for Layanna is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Layanna
Statistically, parents drawn to Layanna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lunna, Ravenna, Avanna, Leianna, and Yohanna.
LunnaRavennaAvannaLeiannaYohannaXiannaLuciannaEliyanna
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Layanna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4265 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3225 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4793 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4078 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4066 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5445 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6236 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6713 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5143 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8208 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7436 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8109 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13154 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Layanna a popular girl name?
Layanna ranked #4325 among girls in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6236.
When was the name Layanna most popular?
Layanna peaked in 2024, when 49 American girls received the name (ranked #3225 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Layanna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American girls was named Layanna. It scores 78/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.