Girls' name · since 1883
Laney
Laney has 14,024 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #673 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,024
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laney is the #673 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,024 recorded since 1883.
Laney has 14,024 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #673 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #673 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,024 born since 1883
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laney ranks #1,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #673 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,024 born since 1883, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #673 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,024
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laney's 14,024 recorded births place it above 98.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laney compares
14,024 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laney's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,024 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 640 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laney's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 640, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 640
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Laney popularity over time - boys
336 total births recorded since 1916 (Laney as boys' name)
Laney by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,136 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Laney's strongest decade.
5,136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Laney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s 52
1910s
52 births
- 1920s 61
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 56
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 64
1950s
64 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 151
1970s
151 births
- 1980s 297
1980s
297 births
- 1990s 994
1990s
994 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,136 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,475 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,600 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,136 births (37% of all-time use).
How Laney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laney's total volume
Laney by state
Where Laney concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,407 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 703 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 665 | 4.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 626 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 600 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 493 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 448 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 446 | 3.2% |
1,407 of 14,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Laney appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laney's data
- Laney's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5,136 total births) through the 2020s (2,600) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laneys (1,407 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laney draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.