Layn vs Layne

Side-by-side comparison of Layn and Layne — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Layn

Boy name · Rank #12986

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Name B

Layne

Boy name · Rank #696

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Metric Layn Layne
Current Rank #12986 #696
Total Births (all years) 123 13,935
Peak Year 2019 2012
Peak Year Births 11 432
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Layn Layne
1910ss — 7
1920ss — 35
1930ss — 94
1940ss — 233
1950ss — 882
1960ss — 1,025
1970ss — 548
1980ss — 532
1990ss 22 1,554
2000ss 24 3,109
2010ss 56 3,869
2020ss 21 2,047

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Layn Layne
2014 6 419
2015 5 350
2016 6 340
2017 5 354
2018 6 350
2019 11 377
2020 6 397
2021 5 432
2022 — 410
2023 5 421
2024 5 387

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1996–2024.

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