How Many People Are Named Laynie?
An estimated 2,086 people in the United States have the first name Laynie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Laynie peaked in popularity in 2021 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laynie 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 Laynie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Laynie is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,086
About 1 in 164,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2021
137 births
Total Registered
2,107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laynie
Laynie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,107 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laynie as a female name
Ranked #1,570 in 2024
135 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (137 births)
Laynie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laynie span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 778 babies were registered. While Laynie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laynie by Decade
How has Laynie 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.
Laynie by State
Birth registrations for Laynie span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma. The lowest are in West Virginia, Wisconsin, Virginia. On average, about 32 Laynies were registered per state.
Laynie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laynie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laynie
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laynie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laynie?
We estimate approximately 2,086 people named Laynie 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 164,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Laynie a common name?
Laynie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laynie most popular?
Laynie reached peak popularity in 2021, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laynie is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laynie a female name?
Laynie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laynie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laynie Smith, Laynie Johnson, Laynie 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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