Layni: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,170

among girls · ↑549 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Layni · +14% vs 2024

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

39 babies

All-time total

530

#11,428 all-time among girls

First recorded

1994

in Social Security records

Layni popularity over time

530 babies have been named Layni since 1994, 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

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	–	–	–	–
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1900s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	26	3	–	#13,382
2000s	181	18	+596%	#4,413
2010s	161	16	-11%	#6,151
2020s (to 2025)	162	27	+68%	#3,862

Where Layni 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	27	0.02	outside top 500
2027	29	0.02	outside top 500
2028	31	0.02	outside top 500
2029	33	0.02	outside top 500
2030	34	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Layni

Layni is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,170 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 530 American babies have been named Layni. Its peak came in 2022, when 39 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Layni?

The median living Layni is about 12 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 500 people named Layni are alive in the United States today.

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

Layni year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	25	#5,170
2024	22	#5,719
2023	30	#4,616
2022	39	#3,862
2021	27	#4,907
2020	19	#6,217
2019	16	#7,206
2018	13	#8,402
2017	11	#9,666
2016	13	#8,674
2015	21	#6,151
2014	14	#8,319
2013	20	#6,381
2012	17	#7,319
2011	16	#7,640
2010	20	#6,535
2009	15	#8,278
2008	20	#6,712
2007	22	#6,216
2006	33	#4,413
2005	25	#5,191
2004	21	#5,871
2003	17	#6,768
2002	18	#6,287
2001	10	#9,792
2000	–	–
1995	5	#14,736
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Layni?

The median living Layni is about 12 years old. Half of all living Laynis are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Layni are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Layni are alive in the United States, based on 530 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Layni in 2025?

Layni ranked #5,170 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Layni?

530 babies have been named Layni in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Layni most popular?

Layni peaked in 2022, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Layni a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Layni rising or falling?

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

Will Layni become more popular?

Layni is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Layni 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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