Larena
Larena, officially the Municipality of Larena, is a municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 14,933 people.
Meaning & Origin of Larena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Larena, officially the Municipality of Larena, is a municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 14,933 people.
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Origin & history
The Story of Larena
Larena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1905, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 21 Larenas were born — ranking #3,212 that year. As of 2026, Larena ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 820 Larenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Larena
Larena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 820 births in the dataset. Larena's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #3,212. Use the chart and map above to compare Larena'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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