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Layne

Unisex

Meaning of Layne: English: 'dweller by the path'

Layne is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 538th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#538

570 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,034

First recorded 1918 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 106 babies1982: 110 babies1983: 120 babies1984: 112 babies1985: 92 babies1986: 92 babies1987: 103 babies1988: 103 babies1989: 123 babies1990: 137 babies19901991: 154 babies1992: 147 babies1993: 176 babies1994: 226 babies1995: 293 babies1996: 336 babies1997: 333 babies1998: 314 babies1999: 319 babies2000: 308 babies20002001: 311 babies2002: 372 babies2003: 455 babies2004: 429 babies2005: 429 babies2006: 442 babies2007: 436 babies2008: 474 babies2009: 491 babies2010: 503 babies20102011: 516 babies2012: 512 babies2013: 500 babies2014: 511 babies2015: 441 babies2016: 414 babies2017: 445 babies2018: 433 babies2019: 618 babies2020: 675 babies20202021: 767 babies2022: 703 babies2023: 688 babies2024: 571 babies2025: 570 babies
US babies named Layne per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 767.

Gender split

72% boys · 28% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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