Is Layne a boy or girl name?
Layne is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 182 girls and 387 boys were named Layne, so 32% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.4% of the 19,457 US babies named Layne were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #695
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,274
- Babies named Layne since 1918
- 19,457
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 765 babies
Boys and girls named Layne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 94 | 6 | 6% |
| 1940s | 233 | 95 | 29% |
| 1950s | 882 | 267 | 23.2% |
| 1960s | 1,025 | 178 | 14.8% |
| 1970s | 548 | 182 | 24.9% |
| 1980s | 532 | 501 | 48.5% |
| 1990s | 1,554 | 881 | 36.2% |
| 2000s | 3,109 | 1,038 | 25% |
| 2010s | 3,869 | 1,023 | 20.9% |
| 2020s | 2,047 | 1,351 | 39.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 387 | #695 | 182 | #1,274 |
| 2023 | 421 | #650 | 265 | #973 |
| 2022 | 410 | #667 | 293 | #922 |
| 2021 | 432 | #638 | 333 | #829 |
| 2020 | 397 | #663 | 278 | #930 |
| 2019 | 377 | #680 | 240 | #1,060 |
| 2018 | 350 | #693 | 83 | #2,232 |
| 2017 | 354 | #696 | 91 | #2,122 |
| 2016 | 340 | #721 | 74 | #2,469 |
| 2015 | 350 | #711 | 91 | #2,119 |
| 2014 | 419 | #628 | 92 | #2,106 |
| 2013 | 405 | #615 | 95 | #2,043 |
| 2012 | 432 | #591 | 80 | #2,349 |
| 2011 | 431 | #583 | 85 | #2,232 |
| 2010 | 411 | #606 | 92 | #2,146 |
| 2009 | 378 | #656 | 113 | #1,870 |
| 2008 | 395 | #625 | 79 | #2,431 |
| 2007 | 360 | #668 | 76 | #2,473 |
| 2006 | 320 | #694 | 122 | #1,716 |
| 2005 | 325 | #661 | 104 | #1,869 |
| 2004 | 320 | #646 | 109 | #1,766 |
| 2003 | 335 | #619 | 120 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 263 | #692 | 109 | #1,689 |
| 2001 | 200 | #823 | 111 | #1,643 |
| 2000 | 213 | #779 | 95 | #1,823 |
| 1999 | 211 | #759 | 108 | #1,566 |
| 1998 | 221 | #736 | 93 | #1,718 |
| 1997 | 230 | #693 | 103 | #1,567 |
| 1996 | 224 | #708 | 112 | #1,472 |
| 1995 | 221 | #717 | 72 | #1,934 |
| 1994 | 141 | #926 | 85 | #1,738 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,257 | 94 | #1,616 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,260 | 66 | #2,071 |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,311 | 80 | #1,790 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,344 | 68 | #2,003 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,251 | 48 | #2,433 |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,509 | 53 | #2,172 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,330 | 47 | #2,294 |
| 1986 | 51 | #1,394 | 41 | #2,446 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,463 | 46 | #2,241 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,209 | 54 | #1,931 |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,269 | 67 | #1,655 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,388 | 63 | #1,765 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,425 | 61 | #1,819 |
| 1980 | 51 | #1,322 | 21 | #3,782 |
| 1979 | 54 | #1,258 | 23 | #3,494 |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,403 | 18 | #3,997 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,229 | 18 | #3,989 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,136 | 23 | #3,144 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,156 | 13 | #4,736 |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,381 | 17 | #3,787 |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,101 | 12 | #4,715 |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,184 | 15 | #4,001 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,022 | 21 | #3,214 |
| 1970 | 81 | #896 | 22 | #3,072 |
| 1969 | 91 | #810 | 14 | #3,879 |
| 1968 | 94 | #767 | 16 | #3,398 |
| 1967 | 76 | #826 | 14 | #3,566 |
| 1966 | 76 | #838 | 14 | #3,464 |
| 1965 | 85 | #807 | 15 | #3,343 |
| 1964 | 103 | #756 | 19 | #2,966 |
| 1963 | 103 | #759 | 22 | #2,666 |
| 1962 | 139 | #659 | 18 | #2,984 |
| 1961 | 108 | #742 | 21 | #2,719 |
| 1960 | 150 | #637 | 25 | #2,404 |
| 1959 | 192 | #563 | 40 | #1,747 |
| 1958 | 88 | #799 | 22 | #2,484 |
| 1957 | 106 | #729 | 26 | #2,199 |
| 1956 | 72 | #885 | 37 | #1,750 |
| 1955 | 76 | #845 | 22 | #2,375 |
| 1954 | 79 | #815 | 16 | #2,840 |
| 1953 | 69 | #866 | 21 | #2,334 |
| 1952 | 74 | #819 | 26 | #2,001 |
| 1951 | 74 | #821 | 31 | #1,759 |
| 1950 | 52 | #967 | 26 | #1,887 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,242 | 15 | #2,680 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,208 | 15 | #2,650 |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,332 | 9 | #3,886 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,923 | 14 | #2,682 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,474 | 13 | #2,538 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,558 | 6 | #4,313 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,613 | 11 | #2,960 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,004 | 5 | #5,014 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,666 | 7 | #3,791 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,683 | 6 | #4,033 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,058 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,064 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,985 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,998 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,983 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,131 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,584 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,551 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Layne reached #563 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #829 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Layne
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.