Girls' name · since 1994
Layni
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 530 babies named Layni, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Layni currently ranks #5186 among girls' names in America, with 530 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Layni recorded 530 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #5186 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #11,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,186 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 530 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layni ranks #11,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,186 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 530 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Layni's 530 recorded births place it above 84.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Layni compares
530 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Layni's all-time total is 41% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 530 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Layni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Layni's full recorded timeline at 2011, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Layni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Layni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (181 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Layni's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Layni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 181 births (34% of all-time use).
How Layni 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 Layni's total volume
Layni by state
Where Layni concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 6.8% |
36 of 530 births nationwide.
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What to do with Layni's data
- Layni's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (162) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laynis (36 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 Layni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Layni 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.