How Many People Are Named Lainey?
An estimated 22,480 people in the United States have the first name Lainey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Lainey peaked in popularity in 2024 with 5,147 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lainey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lainey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lainey is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
- Lainey is experiencing a surge in popularity, with recent registrations more than doubling compared to the previous decade.
Estimated Living Americans
22,480
About 1 in 15,247 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
5,147 births
Total Registered
22,674
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lainey
Lainey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,674 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lainey as a male name
Ranked #13,499 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (5 births)
Lainey as a female name
Ranked #38 in 2024
5,147 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (5,147 births)
Lainey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lainey span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 12,858 babies were registered. Lainey remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lainey by Decade
How has Lainey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lainey by State
Birth registrations for Lainey span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Hawaii, Vermont. On average, about 425 Laineys were registered per state.
Lainey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lainey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lainey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lainey?
We estimate approximately 22,480 people named Lainey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,247 Americans share this first name.
Is Lainey a common name?
Lainey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,674 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lainey most popular?
Lainey reached peak popularity in 2024, when 5,147 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lainey is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lainey a female name?
Lainey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lainey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lainey Smith, Lainey Johnson, Lainey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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