Lainey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-nee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #209 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #30 for girls
Big in Northern Ireland
Lainey is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 209th for girls in the UK (257 babies) and 30th for girls in the US (5,738 babies).
What does Lainey mean?
Greek: pet form of Elaine, an Old French form of Helen
A pet form of Elaine, borne in Arthurian legend by Elaine of Astolat, the Lady of Shalott.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lainey a girl's or a boy's name?
Lainey is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 257 girls in the UK and 5,738 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Lainey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #209among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 257about 1 in 1,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 194% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 257 girls in the UK were named Lainey, making it the 209th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 679th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Lainey of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Lainey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 395 girls in the UK were given Lainey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #160, up from #209 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 216th in England and Wales, 256th in Scotland and 87th in Northern Ireland.
Lainey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 257 | #209 |
| 2024 | 166 | #294 |
| 2023 | 88 | #496 |
| 2022 | 55 | #728 |
| 2021 | 61 | #682 |
| 2020 | 59 | #679 |
| 2019 | 63 | #669 |
| 2018 | 52 | #803 |
| 2017 | 62 | #715 |
| 2016 | 39 | #999 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,216 |
| 2014 | 49 | #850 |
| 2013 | 46 | #882 |
| 2012 | 51 | #822 |
| 2011 | 48 | #826 |
| 2010 | 48 | #815 |
| 2009 | 42 | #879 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,346 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 27 | #1,022 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Lainey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #30among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5,738about 1 in 280 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 531% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5,738 girls in the US were named Lainey, making it the 30th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 366th. It first appears in the records in 1968. 5 boys were also named Lainey in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had the most girls named Lainey of any year since it first appeared, in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Lainey in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,966 girls in the US were given Lainey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #25, up from #30 for this spelling alone.
Lainey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,738 | #30 |
| 2024 | 5,156 | #38 |
| 2023 | 3,941 | #54 |
| 2022 | 1,698 | #174 |
| 2021 | 1,229 | #250 |
| 2020 | 844 | #366 |
| 2019 | 822 | #381 |
| 2018 | 684 | #460 |
| 2017 | 615 | #510 |
| 2016 | 577 | #541 |
| 2015 | 531 | #576 |
| 2014 | 514 | #585 |
| 2013 | 490 | #584 |
| 2012 | 516 | #568 |
| 2011 | 544 | #533 |
| 2010 | 476 | #618 |
| 2009 | 416 | #698 |
| 2008 | 433 | #697 |
| 2007 | 440 | #669 |
| 2006 | 388 | #723 |
| 2005 | 410 | #678 |
| 2004 | 320 | #795 |
| 2003 | 254 | #925 |
| 2002 | 183 | #1,134 |
| 2001 | 173 | #1,180 |
| 2000 | 163 | #1,215 |
| 1999 | 101 | #1,645 |
| 1998 | 67 | #2,143 |
| 1997 | 55 | #2,388 |
| 1996 | 54 | #2,395 |
| 1995 | 67 | #2,023 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,924 |
| 1993 | 60 | #2,190 |
| 1992 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 1991 | 61 | #2,157 |
| 1990 | 60 | #2,148 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 26 | #3,358 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
Names like Lainey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Riley Lyra Eden Aubrey Aoife Miley Quinn Paisley Maisie Maeve Sienna Kiara
Other spellings of Lainey
Leni Laynie Laney Lainie Lanie Lainee Laynee Layni Layney Laini Lainy
Names related to Lainey
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Lainey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lainey, updated 20 October 2026.