Laina
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 91 babies a year in the US.
Laina by the numbers
Laina was given to 91 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 117 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Laina
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Laina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
- Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
- Linalight; short form of Helena or other names200 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laiatalkative woman; a form of Laïa58 in the US (2017)
- Lavinapurified; a form of Lavinia37 in the US (2017)
- Laibagraceful, elegant21 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Laina
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