Laine
Laine was the 1464th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1357th; the most babies were born in 2022 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved up 718 places. More babies were named Laine in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,464 girls, up 312 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 147girls
- Girls and boys
- 70% girls, 30% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,113babies recorded
Laine popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,464 | #3,482 | 147 | 33 |
| 2020 | #1,776 | #1,617 | 112 | 100 |
| 2010 | #2,354 | #2,766 | 81 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,803 | #2,655 | 52 | 35 |
| 1990 | #2,589 | #3,400 | 46 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,724 | #3,747 | 34 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,162 | #4,512 | 21 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,945 | #2,082 | 18 | 16 |
| 1950 | #2,085 | — | 22 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Laine, counting every spelling?
Laine is a spelling of Layne, a name family that ranked #684 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,464 for Laine on its own. Together these spellings went to 415 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layne | 156 | #1,402 | 1,229 |
| Laine | 147 | #1,464 | 672 |
| Lane | 112 | #1,805 | 530 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Laine?
147 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laine (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laine?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Laine are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 9 and 36. That makes Laine mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Laine by state
How common Laine was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.0×), Illinois (1.8×), Ohio (1.7×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Laine
How popular is the name Laine?
Laine was the 1464th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1357th; the most babies were born in 2022 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved up 718 places. More babies were named Laine in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Laine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 70% girls, 30% boys given the name Laine in the US.
Where is Laine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laine was most common in Minnesota (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Illinois.