Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Laynie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,296 Trend ↑ Rising 61%
Rank 2025
#1,296
among girls · ↑277 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
172
named Laynie · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,345
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
172 babies
All-time total
2,279
#4,319 all-time among girls
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Laynie popularity over time

2,279 babies have been named Laynie since 1984, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 6 1 – #9,810
1990s 101 10 +1583% #6,458
2000s 602 60 +496% #2,066
2010s 778 78 +29% #1,983
2020s (to 2025) 792 132 +70% #1,296

Where Laynie 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 187 0.12 outside top 500
2027 200 0.12 outside top 500
2028 213 0.13 outside top 500
2029 224 0.14 outside top 500
2030 234 0.15 outside top 500

Where Laynie is most popular

Girls named Laynie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.086 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Kentucky, and Oklahoma.

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 Laynie 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
Utah 25 0.300 +251%
Kentucky 24 0.281 +228%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 +186%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +123%
Indiana 25 0.178 +108%
Ohio 42 0.177 +107%
Missouri 20 0.166 +94%
Iowa 7 0.120 +40%
Tennessee 16 0.101 +18%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +10%
Illinois 21 0.092 +7%
Kansas 5 0.087 ≈ national
Texas 68 0.085 ≈ national
North Carolina 17 0.075 -13%
Virginia 10 0.059 -32%
Georgia 13 0.057 -33%
Colorado 6 0.054 -37%
Alabama 5 0.053 -38%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -43%
Florida 16 0.037 -56%
California 21 0.025 -71%
New York 5 0.013 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Laynie

Laynie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,296 in 2025 with 172 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 2,279 American babies have been named Laynie. Its peak came in 2025, when 172 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 Laynie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Laynie?

The median living Laynie is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 2,300 people named Laynie are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Laynie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 172 #1,296
2024 135 #1,573
2023 120 #1,717
2022 131 #1,619
2021 137 #1,541
2020 97 #1,963
2019 98 #1,983
2018 80 #2,287
2017 68 #2,589
2016 67 #2,634
2015 78 #2,366
2014 74 #2,457
2013 62 #2,794
2012 74 #2,487
2011 91 #2,111
2010 86 #2,245
2009 90 #2,197
2008 69 #2,676
2007 79 #2,414
2006 80 #2,366
2005 91 #2,066
2004 61 #2,700
2003 45 #3,270
2002 37 #3,631
2001 31 #4,068
2000 19 #5,837
1995 11 #7,829
1990 5 #14,231
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Laynie?

The median living Laynie is about 10 years old. Half of all living Laynies are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Laynie are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Laynie are alive in the United States, based on 2,279 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Laynie in 2025?

Laynie ranked #1,296 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 172 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Laynie?

2,279 babies have been named Laynie in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Laynie most popular?

Laynie peaked in 2025, when 172 newborns received the name.

Is Laynie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Laynie rising or falling?

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

Will Laynie become more popular?

Laynie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 234 girls named Laynie 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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