Name Awesome

Laine

#1,464 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Wave

Laine has been given to 6,113 babies in the U.S. since 1934. In 2025 it ranked #1,464 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 153 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 66% girls, 34% boys all-time.

Babies named Laine, 2025

1 in 22,600

Laine over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Laine over time

In 2025, Laine went to 82% girls and 18% boys.

19342025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Laine: meaning, origin, and history

Wave

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Laine means

Laine means “wave”, associated with laine.

Origin, language, and formation

Laine is used in Estonian.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 4,051 girls were recorded with the name Laine between 1934 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 153 in 2022; its best national rank was #1,357 in 1981.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,776 in 2020 to #1,464 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #2,182 in 2015 to #1,464 in 2025.

In the United States, 2,062 boys were recorded with the name Laine between 1951 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 147 in 2019; its best national rank was #1,274 in 2019.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,617 in 2020 to #3,481 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #3,404 in 2015 to #3,481 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Laine?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 22,600
147 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 10,900
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#1,464
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
15,633 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Laine sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5002%

Put another way: gather 15,633 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Laine. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Laines were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Laine was born before 2004 — so the typical Laine is around 21 today.

Median birth year
2004
About 21 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
21.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
59.6%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
4,027
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 21.0% of all recorded uses (849).

Is Laine rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+188
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+312
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+718
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.69×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
96.1%
Peak was 2022 (153)
Years since peak
3
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
12.8% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,357
1981

Spellings of Laine

Laine is not the most common spelling — Jane is, with 16.9% against Laine's 0.18%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Laine is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Laine was most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 1 in 8,333 girls, against 1 in 16,080 across all states with data. It was least common in Washington (1 in 50,000).

212 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Pennsylvania1 in 8,333
  2. 2Minnesota1 in 9,091
  3. 3North Carolina1 in 9,091
  4. 4Ohio1 in 9,091
  5. 5Illinois1 in 10,000
  6. 6Colorado1 in 11,111
  7. 7Wisconsin1 in 11,111
  8. 8Georgia1 in 12,500

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Laine is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Laine was most concentrated in West Virginia — about 1 in 11,111 boys, against 1 in 48,738 across all states with data. It was least common in New York (1 in 100,000).

19 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1West Virginia1 in 11,111
  2. 2Kentucky1 in 25,000
  3. 3North Carolina1 in 25,000
  4. 4Pennsylvania1 in 25,000
  5. 5Virginia1 in 25,000
  6. 6Georgia1 in 33,333
  7. 7Michigan1 in 33,333
  8. 8Missouri1 in 33,333

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Laine around the world

Where Laine ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #5,927
    in 2025
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #1,109
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1971–2006
    #782
    in 2006

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Laine

People whose public names include Laine, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Laine in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Laine. Linked forms have their own page here.

LainLainaLayneLiane

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Laine by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,464
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 312
Best rank ever
#1,357
1981
Peak year
2022
153 that year
First recorded
1934
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,051
Count in 2025
147

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#3,481
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,864
Best rank ever
#1,274
2019
Peak year
2019
147 that year
First recorded
1951
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
2,062
Count in 2025
33

Names similar to Laine

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

LainaLaishaLailahLaikynRaineLainieLaikenLaibaLaineeLailaniLaiaLaiyaSabineLailaLainiLaiyahLaiahDivineAlineJenineLaineyEmelineAineEveline

Names with a curve like Laine

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Laine, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

DevorahRochelNechamaYaelFatimahChavaSanaAvivaElysiaCassiaEleniZipporah

Sibling names for Laine

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

Explore around Laine

Top names of 2022, Laine's peak yearThe 2020s in fullOther names that peaked in 1981Girls' names starting with LEstonian Girl NamesEstonian Names