Layne
Layne is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Layne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Layne is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Layne
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Layne as a girl name dates back to 1939, when 6 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 333 newborns named Layne — #828 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Layne on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Layne ranks #1,239 for girls with 187 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Layne as a boy name dates back to 1918, when 7 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 432 newborns named Layne — #591 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Layne on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Layne ranks #687 for boys with 396 births, gradually rising (+5%). All told, over 15K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Layne
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About the name Layne
Layne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Layne's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #561. Use the chart and map above to compare Layne'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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