Layne

Layne: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pathway”
Origin: English
Say it: LAYN · 1 syllable
Used for: Both (28% girls, 72% boys since 1880)

Surname-style spelling variant of Lane, from an English word for a narrow road or lane. Its use as a given name is modern.

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How popular is Layne?

2024171 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Layne in 2024569

2024 rank#696 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188019,457

Layne has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Layne

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lanepath or roadway · English
Lainelane, path · French
Averyruler of elves · English
Riverriver · English
Sawyerwoodcutter · English
TatumTata's homestead · English
EmersonEmery's son · English
Haydenhay valley · English

Layne questions

What does the name Layne mean?

Layne means "pathway". It comes from English. Surname-style spelling variant of Lane, from an English word for a narrow road or lane. Its use as a given name is modern.

Is Layne a boy or girl name?

Layne is used for both: about 28% of US babies named Layne since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Layne?

569 US babies were named Layne in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Layne?

Layne is usually pronounced LAYN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.