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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Layne

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Path: roadway.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Layne

Pronunciation

la(y)-ne

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #638, 432 births); most recent 2025 (rank #662, 414 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #828, 333 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1396, 156 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025414156
2024387182
2023421265
2022410293
2021432333
2020397278
2019377240
201835083
201735491
201634074

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #2201, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202514–
202443
20238–
2022105
2021712
202085
201993
20187–
201710–
20169–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #2968, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20233
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
20184
2017–
2016–
20154
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #599, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
20253–
2024–3
2023––
20223–
2021––
20204–
2019––
2018––
2017––
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #331, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #424, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
20235–
2022–8
2021–8
202068
2019––
2018––
2017––
20166–
2015––
20145–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence