Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Laney

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #674 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#674
among girls · ↑15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
421
named Laney · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
640 babies
All-time total
14,360
#1,351 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Laney popularity over time

14,360 babies have been named Laney since 1883, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 5 – 5 1 – #982
1890s 10 – 10 1 +100% #1,717
1900s 16 – 16 2 +60% #1,974
1910s 52 7 59 6 +269% #2,287
1920s 61 17 78 8 +32% #3,040
1930s 20 48 68 7 -13% #3,555
1940s 56 83 139 14 +104% #2,854
1950s 64 80 144 14 +4% #3,203
1960s 87 57 144 14 0% #3,390
1970s 151 11 162 16 +12% #2,987
1980s 297 6 303 30 +87% #1,998
1990s 994 15 1,009 101 +233% #1,080
2000s 5,136 12 5,148 515 +410% #482
2010s 4,475 – 4,475 448 -13% #522
2020s (to 2025) 2,600 – 2,600 433 -3% #650

Where Laney 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 425 0.26 outside top 500
2027 429 0.27 outside top 500
2028 433 0.27 outside top 500
2029 436 0.27 outside top 500
2030 438 0.27 outside top 500

Where Laney is most popular

Girls named Laney per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.266 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Alabama, and Nebraska.

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 Laney 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
Kentucky 76 0.889 +234%
Alabama 70 0.746 +181%
Nebraska 26 0.723 +172%
Iowa 42 0.719 +170%
Oklahoma 49 0.666 +151%
Mississippi 30 0.641 +141%
Utah 53 0.637 +140%
West Virginia 16 0.611 +130%
Arkansas 31 0.587 +121%
Missouri 69 0.573 +115%
Tennessee 89 0.562 +111%
Kansas 30 0.520 +96%
Ohio 115 0.485 +82%
North Dakota 6 0.456 +72%
South Carolina 41 0.456 +72%
Indiana 64 0.456 +72%
Minnesota 48 0.445 +67%
North Carolina 91 0.400 +50%
Wisconsin 41 0.398 +50%
Idaho 13 0.389 +46%
Georgia 87 0.383 +44%
Pennsylvania 90 0.381 +43%
Michigan 68 0.373 +40%
Colorado 37 0.331 +25%
Arizona 44 0.314 +18%
Virginia 51 0.299 +13%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 ≈ national
Texas 191 0.237 -11%
Washington 32 0.222 -17%
Maryland 23 0.217 -18%
Florida 86 0.201 -24%
Illinois 43 0.188 -29%
Oregon 12 0.184 -31%
Louisiana 15 0.171 -36%
California 105 0.125 -53%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -56%
New York 42 0.106 -60%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -68%
New Jersey 9 0.050 -81%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Laney

Laney is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #674 in 2025 with 421 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 14,360 American babies have been named Laney. Its peak came in 2006, when 640 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Laney?

The median living Laney is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 21. An estimated 14 thousand people named Laney are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Laney 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 421 #674 – –
2024 411 #689 – –
2023 447 #658 – –
2022 419 #705 – –
2021 458 #652 – –
2020 444 #650 – –
2019 415 #698 – –
2018 388 #730 – –
2017 439 #669 – –
2016 370 #771 – –
2015 445 #643 – –
2014 449 #637 – –
2013 418 #678 – –
2012 454 #630 – –
2011 557 #522 – –
2010 540 #545 – –
2009 561 #537 – –
2008 543 #569 – –
2007 588 #532 5 #13,564
2006 640 #486 – –
2005 635 #482 – –
2004 527 #544 7 #9,531
2003 495 #559 – –
2002 407 #628 – –
2001 408 #617 – –
2000 332 #704 – –
1995 88 #1,677 – –
1990 88 #1,680 5 #8,923
1985 27 #3,288 – –
1980 27 #3,166 6 #5,939
1975 10 #5,757 – –
1970 9 #5,611 6 #4,514
1965 10 #4,352 8 #3,128
1960 6 #6,042 10 #2,783
1955 5 #6,300 6 #3,713
1950 – – 15 #1,978
1945 – – 7 #2,881
1940 9 #3,092 8 #2,773
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 11 #3,040 – –
1920 8 #3,796 – –
1915 8 #3,286 – –
1910 6 #2,287 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 5 #2,077 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Laney?

The median living Laney is about 15 years old. Half of all living Laneys are between 8 and 21 years old.

How many people named Laney are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Laney are alive in the United States, based on 14,360 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Laney in 2025?

Laney ranked #674 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 421 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Laney?

14,360 babies have been named Laney in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Laney most popular?

Laney peaked in 2006, when 640 newborns received the name.

Is Laney a boy or girl name?

Laney is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Laney rising or falling?

Laney has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Laney become more popular?

Laney looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 438 girls named Laney in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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