Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1970

Lainie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,122 Trend ↑ Rising 74%
Rank 2025
#3,122
among girls · ↑191 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Lainie · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1970
91 babies
All-time total
1,967
#4,752 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Lainie popularity over time

1,967 babies have been named Lainie since 1966, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1970Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 201 20 – #1,337
1970s 371 37 +85% #1,232
1980s 134 13 -64% #3,164
1990s 228 23 +70% #3,313
2000s 486 49 +113% #2,294
2010s 327 33 -33% #3,528
2020s (to 2025) 220 37 +12% #3,122

Where Lainie 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 56 0.04 outside top 500
2027 61 0.04 outside top 500
2028 64 0.04 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 71 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Lainie

Lainie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,122 in 2025 with 52 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 1,967 American babies have been named Lainie. Its peak came in 1970, when 91 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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 Lainie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lainie?

The median living Lainie is about 24 years old; half are between 14 and 49. An estimated 1,900 people named Lainie are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Lainie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 52 #3,122
2024 48 #3,313
2023 40 #3,808
2022 28 #4,855
2021 29 #4,685
2020 23 #5,411
2019 30 #4,607
2018 31 #4,513
2017 23 #5,599
2016 29 #4,792
2015 27 #5,052
2014 32 #4,509
2013 34 #4,297
2012 34 #4,342
2011 45 #3,528
2010 42 #3,723
2009 46 #3,542
2008 44 #3,679
2007 38 #4,100
2006 44 #3,597
2005 59 #2,807
2004 54 #2,945
2003 74 #2,294
2002 52 #2,874
2001 44 #3,174
2000 31 #4,035
1995 17 #5,580
1990 33 #3,322
1985 6 #9,993
1980 27 #3,164
1975 33 #2,436
1970 91 #1,232
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Famous people named Lainie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lainie Kazan Lainie Kazan American actress and singer (born 1940) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lainie?

The median living Lainie is about 24 years old. Half of all living Lainies are between 14 and 49 years old.

How many people named Lainie are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Lainie are alive in the United States, based on 1,967 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lainie in 2025?

Lainie ranked #3,122 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 52 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lainie?

1,967 babies have been named Lainie in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lainie most popular?

Lainie peaked in 1970, when 91 newborns received the name.

Is Lainie a boy or girl name?

Lainie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lainie rising or falling?

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

Will Lainie become more popular?

Lainie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 71 girls named Lainie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lainie?

Well-known people named Lainie include Lainie Kazan (actor).

Names like Lainie

Names that sound and feel close to Lainie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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