Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Laine

Gender Unisex · 66% girls Rank 2025 #1,464 Trend ↑ Rising 28%
Rank 2025
#1,464
among girls · ↑188 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
180
named Laine · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,934
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
249 babies
All-time total
6,113
#2,958 all-time among girls
First recorded
1934
in Social Security records

Laine popularity over time

6,113 babies have been named Laine since 1934, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 5 – 5 1 – #4,641
1940s 19 – 19 2 +280% #4,005
1950s 141 117 258 26 +1258% #2,085
1960s 135 153 288 29 +12% #2,803
1970s 181 94 275 28 -5% #2,362
1980s 559 122 681 68 +148% #1,357
1990s 545 288 833 83 +22% #1,956
2000s 833 423 1,256 126 +51% #1,558
2010s 849 474 1,323 132 +5% #1,937
2020s (to 2025) 784 391 1,175 196 +48% #1,451

Where Laine is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 154 0.10 outside top 500
2027 160 0.10 outside top 500
2028 165 0.10 outside top 500
2029 170 0.11 outside top 500
2030 174 0.11 outside top 500

Where Laine is most popular

Girls named Laine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.083 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, North Carolina, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Laine born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 19 0.176 +113%
North Carolina 37 0.163 +96%
Illinois 34 0.149 +79%
Ohio 34 0.143 +73%
Massachusetts 17 0.141 +70%
Wisconsin 13 0.126 +52%
Colorado 14 0.125 +51%
Georgia 26 0.114 +38%
Arkansas 6 0.114 +37%
Pennsylvania 26 0.110 +33%
Florida 36 0.084 ≈ national
New York 29 0.073 -12%
Virginia 12 0.070 -15%
Michigan 12 0.066 -20%
Maryland 6 0.057 -32%
Texas 45 0.056 -32%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -33%
California 41 0.049 -41%
Indiana 5 0.036 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Laine

Laine is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,464 in 2025 with 147 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1934, 6,113 American babies have been named Laine, about 66% girls and 34% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 249 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Laine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Laine?

The median living Laine is about 20 years old; half are between 7 and 34. An estimated 5,900 people named Laine are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Laine year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 147 #1,464 33 #3,482
2024 125 #1,652 57 #2,434
2023 117 #1,755 65 #2,210
2022 153 #1,451 62 #2,308
2021 130 #1,617 74 #2,018
2020 112 #1,776 100 #1,617
2019 102 #1,937 147 #1,274
2018 101 #1,958 47 #2,654
2017 88 #2,174 36 #3,226
2016 92 #2,121 30 #3,651
2015 87 #2,182 33 #3,405
2014 78 #2,361 33 #3,345
2013 72 #2,498 35 #3,161
2012 68 #2,644 39 #2,986
2011 80 #2,337 30 #3,561
2010 81 #2,354 44 #2,766
2009 75 #2,521 36 #3,198
2008 54 #3,140 46 #2,702
2007 73 #2,557 43 #2,788
2006 72 #2,550 39 #2,910
2005 92 #2,044 45 #2,512
2004 86 #2,108 43 #2,556
2003 124 #1,558 43 #2,455
2002 106 #1,724 49 #2,182
2001 99 #1,802 44 #2,296
2000 52 #2,803 35 #2,655
1995 49 #2,571 31 #2,477
1990 46 #2,589 18 #3,400
1985 41 #2,419 13 #3,525
1980 34 #2,724 11 #3,747
1975 13 #4,724 17 #2,500
1970 21 #3,162 6 #4,512
1965 8 #5,064 12 #2,420
1960 18 #2,945 16 #2,082
1955 5 #6,297 11 #2,500
1950 22 #2,085 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Laine, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Laine?

The median living Laine is about 20 years old. Half of all living Laines are between 7 and 34 years old.

How many people named Laine are alive today?

An estimated 5,900 people named Laine are alive in the United States, based on 6,113 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Laine in 2025?

Laine ranked #1,464 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 147 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Laine?

6,113 babies have been named Laine in the United States since 1934, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Laine most popular?

Laine peaked in 2019, when 249 newborns received the name.

Is Laine a boy or girl name?

Laine is used for both: about 66% of babies named Laine have been girls and 34% boys.

Is the name Laine rising or falling?

Laine is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Laine become more popular?

Laine is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 174 girls named Laine in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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