Layna is a modern American spelling of Laina or Lena, short forms of Alayna, Elena and Helena that go back to the Greek Helene and mean "torch" or "light". It is pronounced LAY-na and sits between Layla and Lainey in sound. Layna peaked at number 1531 in 2014, has not entered the US top 1000 and ranks number 2312 in 2025.