Given name

Layanna

Layanna is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Layanna isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Layanna through the years

Babies since 1880
486
0 boys · 486 girls
Most popular year
2024
49 babies
2025
33
#4,306 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+18%
Rising
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Layanna in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1999–2025, 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.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,306 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 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.

Layanna’s family of names

Layanna may belong to the same name family as LAYANA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Layanna’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Layanna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Leiana

33RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Jiyana

26RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Xianna

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Hamna

19Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Layra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Macarena

“blessed, happy”

27RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Hosna

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Layanna’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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