Laine
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- LAYN
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,458 for girls
Laine is a name of English origin, meaning “lane, narrow road”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,458th for girls in the US (147 babies).
What does Laine mean?
English: spelling of Lane; also short for Elaine
“lane, narrow road”
As a boys' name it is usually a spelling of Lane; for girls it can also be short for Elaine.
Is Laine a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Laine has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 147 girls and 33 boys in the US.
How popular is Laine in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Laine, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 boys. 3 girls were also named Laine in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Laine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were given Laine or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #997, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Laine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Laine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,458th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 147 about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 147 girls in the US were named Laine, making it the 1,458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,769th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 153 girls. It first appears in the records in 1934. 33 boys were also named Laine in 2025 (3,449th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Laine in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 415 girls in the US were given Laine or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #689, up from #1,458 for this spelling alone.
In 1953, 47% of the babies named Laine in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 82%, with more girls than boys since 2020.
Laine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147 | #1,458 |
| 2024 | 125 | #1,648 |
| 2023 | 117 | #1,750 |
| 2022 | 153 | #1,451 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,612 |
| 2020 | 112 | #1,769 |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,933 |
| 2018 | 101 | #1,953 |
| 2017 | 88 | #2,160 |
| 2016 | 92 | #2,117 |
| 2015 | 87 | #2,169 |
| 2014 | 78 | #2,351 |
| 2013 | 72 | #2,484 |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,632 |
| 2011 | 80 | #2,326 |
| 2010 | 81 | #2,341 |
| 2009 | 75 | #2,509 |
| 2008 | 54 | #3,119 |
| 2007 | 73 | #2,541 |
| 2006 | 72 | #2,538 |
| 2005 | 92 | #2,029 |
| 2004 | 86 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 124 | #1,551 |
| 2002 | 106 | #1,718 |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,792 |
| 2000 | 52 | #2,773 |
| 1999 | 59 | #2,435 |
| 1998 | 61 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,942 |
| 1996 | 63 | #2,148 |
| 1995 | 49 | #2,547 |
| 1994 | 54 | #2,376 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,528 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 49 | #2,513 |
| 1990 | 46 | #2,566 |
| 1989 | 56 | #2,164 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 52 | #2,097 |
| 1986 | 45 | #2,264 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,866 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,665 |
| 1982 | 72 | #1,608 |
| 1981 | 92 | #1,354 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 40 | #2,343 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 21 | #3,166 |
| 1970 | 21 | #3,110 |
| 1969 | 23 | #2,768 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 12 | #3,878 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 19 | #2,621 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 17 | #2,594 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 22 | #2,052 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
Names like Laine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Blake, Cole, Finn, Luke, Jude, Tate, Ronan, Cove, Brody, Rafe, Rowan, Logan
Other spellings of Laine
Names related to Laine
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laine, updated 20 October 2026.