Layne
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- LAYN
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #662 for boys
Layne is a name of English origin, meaning “lane, narrow road”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 662nd for boys in the US (414 babies).
What does Layne mean?
English: spelling of Lane, an English surname
“lane, narrow road”
From an English surname for someone who lived by a lane.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Layne a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Layne has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 156 girls and 414 boys in the US.
How popular is Layne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,613th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Layne, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd.
2025 had the most boys named Layne of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Layne in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020. 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 Layne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #997, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 60% of the babies named Layne in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Layne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Layne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 662nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 414 about 1 in 4,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 414 boys in the US were named Layne, making it the 662nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 663rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 434 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918. 156 girls were also named Layne in 2025 (1,396th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Layne in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,845 boys in the US were given Layne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #216, up from #662 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 27% of the babies named Layne in the US were girls.
Layne in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 414 | #662 |
| 2024 | 389 | #695 |
| 2023 | 423 | #648 |
| 2022 | 410 | #666 |
| 2021 | 434 | #636 |
| 2020 | 397 | #663 |
| 2019 | 377 | #680 |
| 2018 | 350 | #693 |
| 2017 | 354 | #695 |
| 2016 | 340 | #720 |
| 2015 | 350 | #711 |
| 2014 | 419 | #628 |
| 2013 | 405 | #615 |
| 2012 | 432 | #591 |
| 2011 | 431 | #583 |
| 2010 | 411 | #606 |
| 2009 | 378 | #656 |
| 2008 | 395 | #624 |
| 2007 | 360 | #666 |
| 2006 | 320 | #694 |
| 2005 | 325 | #661 |
| 2004 | 320 | #645 |
| 2003 | 335 | #619 |
| 2002 | 263 | #691 |
| 2001 | 200 | #821 |
| 2000 | 213 | #777 |
| 1999 | 211 | #755 |
| 1998 | 221 | #735 |
| 1997 | 230 | #692 |
| 1996 | 224 | #706 |
| 1995 | 221 | #714 |
| 1994 | 141 | #921 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,249 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,251 |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,302 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,331 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,238 |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,496 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,314 |
| 1986 | 51 | #1,384 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,451 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,197 |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,264 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,411 |
| 1980 | 51 | #1,313 |
| 1979 | 54 | #1,255 |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,393 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,221 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,123 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,146 |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,370 |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,093 |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,177 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,014 |
| 1970 | 81 | #895 |
| 1969 | 91 | #809 |
| 1968 | 94 | #765 |
| 1967 | 76 | #822 |
| 1966 | 76 | #835 |
| 1965 | 85 | #806 |
| 1964 | 103 | #753 |
| 1963 | 103 | #757 |
| 1962 | 139 | #657 |
| 1961 | 108 | #739 |
| 1960 | 150 | #634 |
| 1959 | 192 | #561 |
| 1958 | 88 | #795 |
| 1957 | 106 | #727 |
| 1956 | 72 | #879 |
| 1955 | 76 | #843 |
| 1954 | 79 | #812 |
| 1953 | 69 | #862 |
| 1952 | 74 | #813 |
| 1951 | 74 | #819 |
| 1950 | 52 | #959 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,226 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,193 |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,315 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,883 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,524 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,576 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,946 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,633 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,636 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,905 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,093 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
Names like Layne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Blake, Cole, Jude, Tate, Rafe, Grayson, Finn, Sonny, Luke, Chase, Ace, Hunter
Other spellings of Layne
Names related to Layne
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, “Layne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/layne, updated 20 October 2026.