Laine
Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Laine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
The Story of Laine
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Laine as a girl name dates back to 1934, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 153 newborns named Laine — #1,450 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Laine on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Laine ranks #1,608 for girls with 130 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Laine as a boy name dates back to 1951, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 147 newborns named Laine — #1,269 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Laine on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Laine ranks #2,791 for boys with 46 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Laine
Laine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Laine's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Laine'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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