US rank #1765 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,428 births

Lainee — #1765 US girls' name

1,428 babies named Lainee in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s51990s812000s4592010s4542020s419
#1765
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lainee was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

117 babies were named Lainee in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lainee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,428 babies named Lainee between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lainee currently holds the #1765 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 117 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lainee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 459 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lainee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Lainee in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lainee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,428 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lainee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,428

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2023

117 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,765

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lainee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
117
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Lainee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
459 births that decade — 32% of Lainee's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s51990s812000s4592010s4542020s419

Lainee by state

Where Lainee concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lainee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
95 6.7%
#2 Utah
42 2.9%
#3 Tennessee
21 1.5%
#4 Ohio
17 1.2%
#5 Indiana
14 1.0%
#6 California
10 0.7%
#7 Louisiana
10 0.7%
#8 Florida
6 0.4%
Texas share of Lainee's total US births 6.7%
Even split

95 of 1,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Lainee appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lainee?
1,428 babies have been named Lainee since 1967. It currently ranks #1765 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 117 births.
When was Lainee most popular?
Lainee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 459 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Lainee most popular?
The top states for the name Lainee are Texas (95 births), Utah (42 births), Tennessee (21 births).
How long has the name Lainee been used?
Lainee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lainee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laila, Lainey, Lailah, Laine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.