Laena is a variant of Lane. One English interpretation is “one who takes the narrow path.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laena is a variant of Lane. An origin associated with Lane is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laena through the years
Babies since 1880
137
0 boys · 137 girls
Most popular year
2023
34 babies
2025
17
#6,703 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
Laena in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1982–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,703 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.