Layne Boy & girl
How popular is Layne?
#662 boy name in 2025
414 baby boys were named Layne in the US in 2025, making it the 662nd most popular boy name. Another 156 girls got the name (#1,396 for girls).
Layne popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #662 for boys (▲ 33 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 414 boys, 156 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #711 in 2015, #663 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (434 boys) |
| Highest rank | #561 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 66% boys, 34% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Layne counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lane family of names ranked #211 for boys in 2025 (#223 the year before), with 1,820 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Layne is most popular
Babies named Layne per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 1.5 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Idaho: 1.0 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Wyoming: 0.9 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.7 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Iowa: 0.7 per 1,000 (48 boys)
Layne by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1920s | 35 | #3,695 |
| 1930s | 94 | #1,636 |
| 1940s | 233 | #1,193 |
| 1950s | 882 | #561 |
| 1960s | 1,025 | #634 |
| 1970s | 548 | #895 |
| 1980s | 532 | #1,197 |
| 1990s | 1,554 | #692 |
| 2000s | 3,109 | #619 |
| 2010s | 3,869 | #583 |
| 2020s | 2,467 | #636 |
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Questions
- Is Layne a boy or girl name?
- Layne is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 66% of babies named Layne were boys and 34% were girls.
- How popular is the name Layne?
- 414 baby boys were named Layne in the US in 2025, making it the 662nd most popular boy name. Another 156 girls got the name (#1,396 for girls).
- When was Layne most popular?
- Layne peaked in 2021, when 434 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #561 in 1959.
- How many people are named Layne?
- 20,034 babies have been named Layne in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,983 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Layne most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Layne was most common in West Virginia, at 1.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.