Masculine dossier · first seen 1918

Layne

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Layne
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

432

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1918Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

10.4%

2024

387

All-time

13,935

Layne has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 432 boys were named Layne.

In 2024, only 387 boys were given the name.

Down 10.4% from its peak.

All told, about 13,935 Americans have been named Layne and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1918.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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