Lainie
Lainie was the 3122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 1232nd with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,930 places. More babies were named Lainie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lainey) pet form of Elaine · English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,122 girls, up 2,289 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197091 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,967babies recorded
What does the name Lainie mean?
Lainie is a spelling of Lainey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lainey's meaning and origin.
Lainey is an English pet form of Elaine, according to Wiktionary, so its meaning is that of Elaine. Wiktionary takes Elaine from an Old French variant of Elene, the same name as Helen, which goes back to Greek Helene; it notes that a Celtic origin has also been suggested because the name appears in the Arthurian legends.
How sure is this? Probable. Lainey is a pet form; the origin of Elaine (Greek Helene, or possibly Celtic) is itself uncertain.
See also: English names.
Lainie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,122 | 52 |
| 2020 | #5,411 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,723 | 42 |
| 2000 | #4,035 | 31 |
| 1990 | #3,322 | 33 |
| 1980 | #3,164 | 27 |
| 1970 | #1,232 | 91 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lainie, counting every spelling?
Lainie is a spelling of Lainey, a name family that ranked #32 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,122 for Lainie on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,265 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lainey | 5,738 | #30 | 17,762 |
| Laynie | 172 | #1,296 | 695 |
| Laynee | 121 | #1,698 | 536 |
| Lainee | 129 | #1,618 | 498 |
| Lainie | 52 | #3,122 | 197 |
| Layni | 25 | #5,170 | 143 |
| Layney | 10 | #9,819 | 54 |
| Laini | 10 | #9,808 | 34 |
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 Lainie?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lainie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lainie 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lainie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lainie?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Lainie are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 50. That makes Lainie mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lainie by state
How common Lainie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
These names rose and fell in step with Lainie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lainie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lainie
What does Lainie mean?
Lainie is a spelling of Lainey, which means “pet form of Elaine” (English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lainie?
Lainie was the 3122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 1232nd with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,930 places. More babies were named Lainie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lainie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lainie in the US.
Where is Lainie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lainie was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.