Lane
Girl name · #1799 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 112 baby girls were named Lane, placing it at #1799 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2012, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,071 girls born in 2025 was named Lane.
The 109-year story
Lane first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 120 babies and a rank of #1731. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lane per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lane in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lane is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lane will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lane is most common
State-level data for Lane is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lane
Statistically, parents drawn to Lane tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Laine, Layne, Liliane, Eliane, and Raine.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lane | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | #1796 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2178 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1965 |
| 2022 | 120 | #1731 |
| 2021 | 111 | #1816 |
| 2020 | 104 | #1860 |
| 2019 | 98 | #1971 |
| 2018 | 85 | #2190 |
| 2017 | 78 | #2338 |
| 2016 | 86 | #2221 |
| 2015 | 98 | #2012 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2739 |
| 2013 | 69 | #2568 |
| 2012 | 76 | #2426 |
| 2011 | 74 | #2454 |
| 2010 | 71 | #2562 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2485 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2754 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2616 |
| 2006 | 82 | #2308 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2524 |
| 2004 | 80 | #2204 |
| 2003 | 89 | #2019 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1821 |
| 2001 | 69 | #2304 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lane a popular girl name?
Lane ranked #1799 among girls in 2025 with 112 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2012.
When was the name Lane most popular?
Lane peaked in 2022, when 120 American girls received the name (ranked #1731 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lane?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,071 newborn American girls was named Lane. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.