Laima
Laima is a Latvian and Lithuanian female given name, which means "luck" or "beginning". Laima is the goddess of fate and birth in Baltic mythologies.
- Lithuanian
- Latvian
- Baltic Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Laima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laima is a Latvian and Lithuanian female given name, which means "luck" or "beginning". Laima is the goddess of fate and birth in Baltic mythologies.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Lithuanian
- Latvian
- Baltic Mythology
The Story of Laima
American parents first put Laima on the record books as a baby girl name in 1951, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 7 Laimas were born — ranking #5,293 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 72% of all recorded Laimas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 43 Laimas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Laima
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Laima. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Laimutė
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About the name Laima
Laima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Laima's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #5,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Laima's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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