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Laine

/ˈleɪn/ · 66% girls, 34% boys · 180 born in 2025

Laine has been given to about 6,113 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈleɪn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,972
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Laine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 249
  • Born in 2025180
  • All time6,113
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Laine?

Its best year was 2019, when 249 babies were given the name, ranking 1937th. The typical living American called Laine is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arkansas, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Laine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Layne0.91
  2. Blaine0.88
  3. Elaine0.84
  4. Lane0.80
  5. Wayne0.76
  6. Blayne0.79
  7. Lainey0.78
  8. Jayne0.76

Middle names for Laine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Laine Noelle0.83
  2. Laine Frances0.80
  3. Laine Belle0.80
  4. Laine Hazel0.80
  5. Laine Violet0.79
  6. Laine Della0.76

Sibling names for Laine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.97
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.97
  3. Andiesister · 0.96
  4. Samirasister · 0.96
  5. Dariobrother · 0.95
  6. Rivkasister · 0.95

Where Laine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arkansas0.03%
  2. Maryland0.01%
  3. Minnesota0.01%
  4. Pennsylvania0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Laine Wilson0.75
  2. Laine Williams0.75
  3. Laine Walker0.75
  4. Laine Turner0.75
  5. Laine Torres0.75
  6. Laine Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Laine

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Laine across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.