Laini
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-nee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Laini is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Laini mean?
Greek: spelling of Lainie; pet form of Elaine, an Old French form of Helen
A pet form of Elaine, the Old French form of Helen used in the Arthurian legends.
Meaning borrowed from Lainie.
Is Laini a girl's or a boy's name?
Laini is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laini in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Laini, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Laini than any year since 2009.
Half of all the girls named Laini in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,966 girls in the US were given Laini or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #25, up from #9,454 for this spelling alone.
Laini in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Names like Laini
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kalani Kailani Nalani Kaylani Alani Noa Meilani Kehlani Malani Lalani Lelani Ilani
Other spellings of Laini
Lainey Laney Leni Laynie Lainee Laynee Lanie Lainie Layni Layney Lainy
Names related to Laini
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Laini: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laini, updated 20 October 2026.