Is Laine a boy or girl name?
Laine is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 125 girls and 57 boys were named Laine, so 68.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 65.8% of the 5,933 US babies named Laine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,426
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,647
- Babies named Laine since 1934
- 5,933
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 249 babies
Boys and girls named Laine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1950s | 117 | 141 | 54.7% |
| 1960s | 153 | 135 | 46.9% |
| 1970s | 94 | 181 | 65.8% |
| 1980s | 122 | 559 | 82.1% |
| 1990s | 288 | 545 | 65.4% |
| 2000s | 423 | 833 | 66.3% |
| 2010s | 474 | 849 | 64.2% |
| 2020s | 358 | 637 | 64% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57 | #2,426 | 125 | #1,647 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,209 | 117 | #1,753 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,307 | 153 | #1,450 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,014 | 130 | #1,616 |
| 2020 | 100 | #1,615 | 112 | #1,776 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,273 | 102 | #1,937 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,653 | 101 | #1,957 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,226 | 88 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,651 | 92 | #2,121 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,404 | 87 | #2,182 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,344 | 78 | #2,361 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,161 | 72 | #2,498 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,986 | 68 | #2,644 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,561 | 80 | #2,337 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,766 | 81 | #2,354 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,198 | 75 | #2,521 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,702 | 54 | #3,140 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,788 | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,910 | 72 | #2,550 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,512 | 92 | #2,044 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,556 | 86 | #2,108 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,455 | 124 | #1,558 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,182 | 106 | #1,724 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,296 | 99 | #1,802 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,655 | 52 | #2,803 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,649 | 59 | #2,454 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,114 | 61 | #2,327 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,117 | 74 | #1,956 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,037 | 63 | #2,166 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,477 | 49 | #2,571 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,070 | 54 | #2,394 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,447 | 49 | #2,553 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,853 | 41 | #2,898 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,279 | 49 | #2,531 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,400 | 46 | #2,589 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,277 | 56 | #2,181 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,153 | 44 | #2,465 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,439 | 52 | #2,114 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,014 | 45 | #2,285 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,524 | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,016 | 57 | #1,875 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,337 | 66 | #1,683 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,412 | 72 | #1,613 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,922 | 92 | #1,357 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,748 | 34 | #2,725 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,252 | 40 | #2,362 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,028 | 8 | #7,316 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,735 | 16 | #4,325 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,225 | 15 | #4,242 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,501 | 13 | #4,723 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,030 | 16 | #3,944 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,526 | 18 | #3,550 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,263 | 13 | #4,411 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,908 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,512 | 21 | #3,162 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,786 | 23 | #2,802 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,395 | 13 | #3,895 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,212 | 10 | #4,461 |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,012 | 15 | #3,329 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,421 | 8 | #5,061 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,076 | 12 | #3,984 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,566 | 7 | #5,608 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,086 | 11 | #4,137 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,381 | 18 | #3,014 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,081 | 18 | #2,946 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,646 | 16 | #3,046 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,735 | 14 | #3,303 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,058 | 14 | #3,219 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,051 | 19 | #2,672 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,501 | 5 | #6,297 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,668 | 9 | #4,128 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,803 | 17 | #2,646 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,029 | 16 | #2,732 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,560 | 9 | #3,857 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,085 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,977 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,954 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,005 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,641 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Laine reached #1,273 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #1,357 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Laine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.