NameTides

Layne

Layne was the #662 boys' name in the US in 2025 (414 babies), and #1,798 in England & Wales and #651 in Canada.

Layne as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Layne as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSScotlandEngland & Wales
Layne as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#662 (414)#1,798 (14)#762 (3)#651 (43)
2024#695 (389)#4,271 (4)—#822 (31)
2023#648 (423)#2,547 (8)—#680 (38)
2022#666 (410)#2,166 (10)#703 (3)#1,027 (22)
2021#636 (434)#2,730 (7)—#650 (42)
2020#663 (397)#2,404 (8)#599 (4)#619 (41)
2019#680 (377)#2,266 (9)—#664 (38)
2018#693 (350)#2,693 (7)—#794 (30)
2017#695 (354)#2,172 (10)—#864 (27)
2016#720 (340)#2,335 (9)—#808 (30)
2015#711 (350)#2,707 (7)—#679 (38)
2014#628 (419)#2,964 (6)—#806 (29)
2013#615 (405)#2,216 (9)—#685 (36)
2012#591 (432)#1,962 (11)—#627 (39)
2011#583 (431)#2,613 (7)—#722 (32)

Layne as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Layne as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Layne as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,396 (156)——#1,141 (23)
2024#1,275 (182)#5,892 (3)#790 (3)#835 (34)
2023#974 (265)——#1,044 (24)
2022#923 (293)#3,971 (5)—#696 (40)
2021#829 (333)#2,201 (12)—#690 (42)
2020#929 (278)#3,899 (5)—#649 (44)
2019#1,059 (241)#5,591 (3)—#875 (31)
2018#2,217 (83)——#2,892 (6)
2017#2,108 (91)——#1,269 (19)
2016#2,463 (74)——#2,040 (10)
2015#2,113 (91)———
2014#2,096 (92)——#1,786 (12)
2013#2,032 (95)——#2,595 (7)
2012#2,336 (80)——#2,338 (8)
2011#2,216 (85)——#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #636.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.
  • In 2025, 27% of US babies named Layne were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Layne is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,300 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,000 to 1 in 4,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Layne by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #230NHWashington: #604WAIdaho: #435IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #552MNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: #571MINew York: #844NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: #529ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: #89WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #379IAIndiana: #512INOhio: #500OHPennsylvania: #526PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: #441UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #368MOKentucky: #404KYWest Virginia: #151WVVirginia: #497VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #332ARTennessee: #499TNNorth Carolina: #539NCSouth Carolina: #552SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #464OKLouisiana: #531LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #937TXFlorida: #809FL
Layne (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Layne (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LayneCanadaGirls#1,14123
LayneCanadaBoys#65143
LayneEngland & WalesGirls—too few
LayneEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
LayneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LayneNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LayneScotlandGirls—too few
LayneScotlandBoys#7623
LayneUSGirls#1,396156
LayneUSBoys#662414