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Laynie

Girl

Meaning of Laynie: English: 'bright light'

Laynie is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1253rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1253

172 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,279

First recorded 1984 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 31 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 45 babies2004: 61 babies2005: 91 babies2006: 80 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 69 babies2009: 90 babies2010: 86 babies20102011: 91 babies2012: 74 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 74 babies2015: 78 babies2016: 67 babies2017: 68 babies2018: 80 babies2019: 98 babies2020: 97 babies20202021: 137 babies2022: 131 babies2023: 120 babies2024: 135 babies2025: 172 babies
US babies named Laynie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 172.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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