Laena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-nuh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Laena is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Laena mean?
Modern: fantasy name resembling Lena
Laena Velaryon is a character in George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood and the TV series House of the Dragon.
Is Laena a girl's or a boy's name?
Laena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 756% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Laena, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2023, with 34 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Laena in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4,189 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Names like Laena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Xyla, Amoura, Lakelynn, Luna, Ailany, Lyanna, Kehlani, Ailana, Daleyza, Zayla, Wrenley, Oaklynn
Names related to Laena
More Modern names
Jayden, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Mya, Ailani, Kayson, Cataleya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laena, updated 20 October 2026.