US rank #16194 Girls' name Peak 2003 189 births

Lainy — #16194 US girls' name

189 babies named Lainy in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1052010s732020s11
#16194
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 8% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Lainy was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lainy in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lainy

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Lainy between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lainy currently holds the #16194 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lainy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lainy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lainy 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 189 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.

Lainy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2003

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,194

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lainy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20242017201420112008200520022000 11

Lainy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
105 births that decade — 56% of Lainy's all-time total
2000s1052010s732020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lainy?
189 babies have been named Lainy since 2000. It currently ranks #16194 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
When was Lainy most popular?
Lainy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Lainy been used?
Lainy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lainy?
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, 2000–2024 (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.