Given name & surname
Laguna
“from the beach”
Laguna is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “from the beach.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “from the beach.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laguna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,601 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,601 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 5,249 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laguna’s family of names
Laguna has a related form in Lagoona. Laguna has a related form in Lagoonah. Laguna has a related form in Lagouna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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