Is Lane a boy or girl name?
Lane is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 87 girls and 1,331 boys were named Lane, so 6.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.9% of the 50,676 US babies named Lane were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #261
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,177
- Babies named Lane since 1881
- 50,676
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 1,504 babies
Boys and girls named Lane, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 177 | 5 | 2.7% |
| 1920s | 388 | 21 | 5.1% |
| 1930s | 565 | 57 | 9.2% |
| 1940s | 945 | 216 | 18.6% |
| 1950s | 1,993 | 348 | 14.9% |
| 1960s | 2,416 | 247 | 9.3% |
| 1970s | 1,578 | 203 | 11.4% |
| 1980s | 1,899 | 613 | 24.4% |
| 1990s | 7,028 | 697 | 9% |
| 2000s | 10,234 | 776 | 7% |
| 2010s | 12,167 | 798 | 6.2% |
| 2020s | 6,732 | 522 | 7.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,331 | #261 | 87 | #2,177 |
| 2023 | 1,373 | #254 | 100 | #1,973 |
| 2022 | 1,338 | #261 | 120 | #1,736 |
| 2021 | 1,320 | #261 | 111 | #1,822 |
| 2020 | 1,370 | #256 | 104 | #1,866 |
| 2019 | 1,406 | #258 | 98 | #1,981 |
| 2018 | 1,212 | #291 | 85 | #2,199 |
| 2017 | 1,178 | #299 | 78 | #2,348 |
| 2016 | 1,231 | #294 | 86 | #2,239 |
| 2015 | 1,209 | #297 | 98 | #2,022 |
| 2014 | 1,200 | #296 | 63 | #2,764 |
| 2013 | 1,152 | #304 | 69 | #2,585 |
| 2012 | 1,223 | #289 | 76 | #2,439 |
| 2011 | 1,294 | #270 | 74 | #2,473 |
| 2010 | 1,062 | #303 | 71 | #2,576 |
| 2009 | 1,053 | #306 | 76 | #2,499 |
| 2008 | 1,053 | #317 | 66 | #2,764 |
| 2007 | 1,016 | #316 | 70 | #2,633 |
| 2006 | 986 | #327 | 82 | #2,318 |
| 2005 | 1,039 | #317 | 68 | #2,543 |
| 2004 | 1,068 | #299 | 80 | #2,219 |
| 2003 | 1,129 | #274 | 89 | #2,024 |
| 2002 | 981 | #299 | 98 | #1,835 |
| 2001 | 894 | #310 | 69 | #2,315 |
| 2000 | 1,015 | #296 | 78 | #2,094 |
| 1999 | 968 | #297 | 73 | #2,107 |
| 1998 | 954 | #296 | 55 | #2,515 |
| 1997 | 967 | #289 | 83 | #1,811 |
| 1996 | 1,070 | #261 | 78 | #1,872 |
| 1995 | 1,168 | #246 | 66 | #2,070 |
| 1994 | 689 | #354 | 85 | #1,737 |
| 1993 | 299 | #594 | 74 | #1,912 |
| 1992 | 296 | #598 | 61 | #2,208 |
| 1991 | 289 | #599 | 54 | #2,374 |
| 1990 | 328 | #558 | 68 | #2,002 |
| 1989 | 239 | #649 | 54 | #2,234 |
| 1988 | 248 | #591 | 54 | #2,137 |
| 1987 | 210 | #632 | 49 | #2,216 |
| 1986 | 219 | #603 | 62 | #1,826 |
| 1985 | 180 | #654 | 51 | #2,090 |
| 1984 | 169 | #666 | 73 | #1,557 |
| 1983 | 137 | #738 | 70 | #1,594 |
| 1982 | 173 | #663 | 97 | #1,305 |
| 1981 | 176 | #640 | 68 | #1,688 |
| 1980 | 148 | #717 | 35 | #2,677 |
| 1979 | 148 | #704 | 35 | #2,600 |
| 1978 | 130 | #744 | 26 | #3,053 |
| 1977 | 134 | #739 | 10 | #6,107 |
| 1976 | 154 | #663 | 24 | #3,049 |
| 1975 | 146 | #683 | 24 | #3,004 |
| 1974 | 155 | #649 | 13 | #4,592 |
| 1973 | 134 | #693 | 12 | #4,703 |
| 1972 | 151 | #653 | 13 | #4,414 |
| 1971 | 194 | #594 | 16 | #3,865 |
| 1970 | 232 | #531 | 30 | #2,478 |
| 1969 | 244 | #495 | 23 | #2,803 |
| 1968 | 215 | #514 | 22 | #2,749 |
| 1967 | 218 | #510 | 25 | #2,465 |
| 1966 | 216 | #515 | 22 | #2,625 |
| 1965 | 225 | #507 | 16 | #3,204 |
| 1964 | 278 | #475 | 28 | #2,329 |
| 1963 | 211 | #548 | 20 | #2,822 |
| 1962 | 271 | #482 | 36 | #1,929 |
| 1961 | 261 | #488 | 29 | #2,221 |
| 1960 | 277 | #476 | 26 | #2,339 |
| 1959 | 342 | #431 | 30 | #2,084 |
| 1958 | 198 | #548 | 39 | #1,752 |
| 1957 | 183 | #572 | 31 | #1,972 |
| 1956 | 194 | #541 | 32 | #1,911 |
| 1955 | 184 | #546 | 31 | #1,928 |
| 1954 | 183 | #537 | 33 | #1,814 |
| 1953 | 181 | #529 | 39 | #1,576 |
| 1952 | 187 | #511 | 35 | #1,665 |
| 1951 | 181 | #503 | 48 | #1,348 |
| 1950 | 160 | #539 | 30 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 146 | #558 | 45 | #1,382 |
| 1948 | 113 | #638 | 26 | #1,883 |
| 1947 | 117 | #637 | 27 | #1,885 |
| 1946 | 119 | #590 | 23 | #1,949 |
| 1945 | 80 | #674 | 20 | #1,913 |
| 1944 | 83 | #683 | 15 | #2,344 |
| 1943 | 69 | #792 | 24 | #1,770 |
| 1942 | 81 | #714 | 15 | #2,358 |
| 1941 | 70 | #742 | 7 | #3,787 |
| 1940 | 67 | #752 | 14 | #2,247 |
| 1939 | 73 | #696 | 15 | #2,169 |
| 1938 | 78 | #686 | 13 | #2,393 |
| 1937 | 59 | #806 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1936 | 56 | #821 | 10 | #2,777 |
| 1935 | 69 | #740 | 6 | #3,999 |
| 1934 | 45 | #949 | 7 | #3,641 |
| 1933 | 47 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 55 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 53 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 49 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 38 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 44 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,271 | 8 | #3,868 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,083 | 7 | #4,230 |
| 1923 | 40 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 45 | #1,050 | 6 | #4,732 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,447 | 5 | #4,794 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #950 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lane reached #246 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #1,305 in 1982. 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 Lane
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.