Laynee
Girl name · #1698 in 2025 · Very rare
Laynee ranks #1698 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 121 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2685, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,876 girls born in 2025 was named Laynee.
The 36-year story
Laynee first appears in the Social Security records in 1989, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 141 babies and a rank of #1524. 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 Laynee per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Laynee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Laynee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Laynee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Laynee is most common
State-level data for Laynee 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 Laynee
Statistically, parents drawn to Laynee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lainee, Lynlee, Jurnee, Laynie, and Lynnlee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Laynee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | #1692 |
| 2024 | 141 | #1524 |
| 2023 | 117 | #1750 |
| 2022 | 84 | #2228 |
| 2021 | 73 | #2440 |
| 2020 | 109 | #1808 |
| 2019 | 77 | #2331 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2810 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2964 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2866 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2685 |
| 2014 | 56 | #3005 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2661 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2568 |
| 2011 | 92 | #2088 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2451 |
| 2009 | 79 | #2425 |
| 2008 | 76 | #2485 |
| 2007 | 76 | #2457 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2940 |
| 2005 | 74 | #2379 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2927 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2956 |
| 2002 | 42 | #3283 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3703 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laynee a popular girl name?
Laynee ranked #1698 among girls in 2025 with 121 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2685.
When was the name Laynee most popular?
Laynee peaked in 2024, when 141 American girls received the name (ranked #1524 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Laynee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,876 newborn American girls was named Laynee. 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.