Layni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,098 for girls
Layni is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Layni mean?
Modern: spelling of Laynie; pet form of names such as Elaine or Delaney
A pet form of names such as Elaine, Delaney or Laine, now also given on its own.
Meaning borrowed from Laynie.
Is Layni a girl's or a boy's name?
Layni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Layni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,098among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Layni, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Layni in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,966 girls in the US were given Layni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #25, up from #5,098 for this spelling alone.
Layni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,825 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4,829 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
Names like Layni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani Kehlani Kailani Malani Kalani Alani Nalani Meilani Naylani Noa Milani Ilani
Other spellings of Layni
Lainey Laney Leni Laynie Lainee Laynee Lanie Lainie Layney Laini Lainy
Names related to Layni
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Layni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/layni, updated 20 October 2026.