US rank #1571 Girls' name Peak 2021 2,107 births

Laynie — #1571 US girls' name

2,107 babies named Laynie in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1571
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Laynie was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

137 babies were named Laynie in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laynie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,107 babies named Laynie between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laynie currently holds the #1571 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 137 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laynie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 778 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laynie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 284 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Laynie in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laynie 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 2,107 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.

Laynie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,107

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2021

137 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,571

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laynie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
137
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Laynie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
778 births that decade — 37% of Laynie's all-time total
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Laynie by state

Where Laynie concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laynie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
284 13.5%
#2 Ohio
68 3.2%
#3 Oklahoma
57 2.7%
#4 Louisiana
50 2.4%
#5 Utah
48 2.3%
#6 California
46 2.2%
#7 Indiana
40 1.9%
#8 Missouri
32 1.5%
Texas share of Laynie's total US births 13.5%
Even split

284 of 2,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Laynie appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laynie?
2,107 babies have been named Laynie since 1984. It currently ranks #1571 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 137 births.
When was Laynie most popular?
Laynie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 778 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Laynie most popular?
The top states for the name Laynie are Texas (284 births), Ohio (68 births), Oklahoma (57 births).
How long has the name Laynie been used?
Laynie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laynie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Layla, Laylah, Layne, Layna, 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, 1984–2024 (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.