# Layne (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/layne/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 20,034 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 14,355 / 5,679 (28% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 233, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Topographic surname from lane.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85 | 2,232 |
| 2012 | 80 | 2,350 |
| 2013 | 95 | 2,044 |
| 2014 | 92 | 2,108 |
| 2015 | 91 | 2,119 |
| 2016 | 74 | 2,470 |
| 2017 | 91 | 2,123 |
| 2018 | 83 | 2,232 |
| 2019 | 241 | 1,059 |
| 2020 | 278 | 931 |
| 2021 | 333 | 830 |
| 2022 | 293 | 923 |
| 2023 | 265 | 975 |
| 2024 | 182 | 1,275 |
| 2025 | 156 | 1,402 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 431 | 583 |
| 2012 | 432 | 591 |
| 2013 | 405 | 615 |
| 2014 | 419 | 628 |
| 2015 | 350 | 711 |
| 2016 | 340 | 721 |
| 2017 | 354 | 696 |
| 2018 | 350 | 693 |
| 2019 | 377 | 680 |
| 2020 | 397 | 663 |
| 2021 | 434 | 637 |
| 2022 | 410 | 667 |
| 2023 | 423 | 648 |
| 2024 | 389 | 696 |
| 2025 | 414 | 662 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | 2,683 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3,824 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,899 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 2,613 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1,962 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,216 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2,707 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,172 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,693 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,165 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,546 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,798 |

## People named Layne

- Layne Staley, American rock musician (1967–2002)
- Layne Beachley, Australian surfer and actress (born 1972)
- Layne Flack, American professional poker player (1969–2021)
- Layne Beaubien, American water polo player
- Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, composer, and singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.