Given name & surname
Layana
Layana is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Layana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 889
- 0 boys · 889 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 64
- #2,710 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +60%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 64 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,710 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 60.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 458 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.
Layana’s family of names
Layana may belong to the same name family as LAYANNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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