Girls' name · since 1989
Laynee
Laynee has 1,963 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,698 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,963
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,963 babies have been named Laynee since 1989, making it today's #1698 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laynee has been recorded 1,963 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #1698 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #4,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,698 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,963 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laynee ranks #4,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,698 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,963 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,698 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,963
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laynee's 1,963 recorded births place it above 93.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laynee compares
1,963 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Laynee's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laynee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,963 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laynee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laynee's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 141, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laynee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Laynee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (677 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Laynee's strongest decade.
677 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Laynee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
568 births
- 2010s
2010s
677 births
- 2020s
2020s
645 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 677 births (34% of all-time use).
How Laynee 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 Laynee's total volume
Laynee by state
Where Laynee concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 215 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 49 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Utah | | 47 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 45 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 35 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 24 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 22 | 1.1% |
215 of 1,963 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Laynee appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laynee's data
- Laynee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (677 total births) through the 2020s (645) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laynees (215 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Laynee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Laynee 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.