Laynette — girls' name
17 babies named Laynette in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
17 girls have been named Laynette since 1964, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1968.
- 17
- total births
- 1964–1968
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Laynette was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Laynette in 1968 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Laynette
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Laynette between 1964 and 1968, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laynette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Laynette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Laynette 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 17 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.
Laynette at a glance
Last recorded 1968Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Laynette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1964
- Peak year (1968)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1968.
17 total births across 5 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1968 with 7 births in a single year.
Laynette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Laynette's all-time total
Laynette decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Laynette's strongest decade
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1964–1968 (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.