Lainey
- #30 for girls in 2025, 5,738 births
- #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 5,738 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 28,421since 1968
Lainey over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #30 | 5,738 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #38 | 5,156 | — | |
| 2023 | #54 | 3,941 | — | |
| 2022 | #174 | 1,698 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #250 | 1,229 | — | |
| 2020 | #366 | 844 | — | |
| 2019 | #381 | 822 | — | |
| 2018 | #460 | 684 | — | |
| 2017 | #510 | 615 | — | |
| 2016 | #541 | 577 | — | |
| 2015 | #576 | 531 | — | |
| 2014 | #585 | 514 | — | |
| 2013 | #584 | 490 | — | |
| 2012 | #568 | 516 | — | |
| 2011 | #533 | 544 | — | |
| 2010 | #618 | 476 | — | |
| 2009 | #698 | 416 | — | |
| 2008 | #697 | 433 | — | |
| 2007 | #669 | 440 | — | |
| 2006 | #723 | 388 | — | |
| 2005 | #678 | 410 | — | |
| 2004 | #795 | 320 | — | |
| 2003 | #925 | 254 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,135 | 183 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,181 | 173 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,217 | 163 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,647 | 101 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,146 | 67 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,391 | 55 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,398 | 54 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,028 | 67 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,929 | 73 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,195 | 60 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,163 | 61 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,153 | 60 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,624 | 24 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,687 | 21 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | — | |
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| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | — | |
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| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | — | |
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| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | — | |
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First appearance
1968
The first year at least five girls were named Lainey! It came in at #6,246, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1969–1979, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lainey is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- South Dakota#1 · 1 in 61
- North Dakota#2 · 1 in 69
- West Virginia#3 · 1 in 75
- Montana#4 · 1 in 74
- Kentucky#5 · 1 in 108
Best ever in a state: #1 in Montana, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #1 | 50 | 1 in 61 |
| North Dakota | #2 | 39 | 1 in 69 |
| West Virginia | #3 | 68 | 1 in 75 |
| Montana | #4 | 38 | 1 in 74 |
| Kentucky | #5 | 160 | 1 in 108 |
| Idaho | #7 | 72 | 1 in 99 |
| Iowa | #8 | 101 | 1 in 117 |
| Ohio | #8 | 334 | 1 in 142 |
| Indiana | #9 | 190 | 1 in 147 |
| Kansas | #9 | 99 | 1 in 119 |
| Michigan | #9 | 250 | 1 in 143 |
| Utah | #9 | 137 | 1 in 125 |
| Mississippi | #10 | 63 | 1 in 141 |
| Wisconsin | #10 | 162 | 1 in 125 |
| Wyoming | #10 | 13 | 1 in 62 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 157 | 1 in 137 |
| Pennsylvania | #13 | 281 | 1 in 166 |
| Alabama | #15 | 112 | 1 in 164 |
| Nebraska | #15 | 52 | 1 in 136 |
| New Hampshire | #15 | 40 | 1 in 95 |
| South Carolina | #15 | 99 | 1 in 185 |
| Missouri | #17 | 145 | 1 in 168 |
| Arkansas | #19 | 59 | 1 in 180 |
| Maine | #19 | 30 | 1 in 104 |
| Oklahoma | #20 | 80 | 1 in 185 |
| Oregon | #21 | 73 | 1 in 179 |
| Tennessee | #21 | 177 | 1 in 181 |
| Vermont | #21 | 12 | 1 in 81 |
| North Carolina | #24 | 209 | 1 in 222 |
| Washington | #29 | 133 | 1 in 217 |
| Arizona | #33 | 122 | 1 in 231 |
| Georgia | #36 | 159 | 1 in 284 |
| Alaska | #38 | 11 | 1 in 150 |
| Virginia | #39 | 136 | 1 in 248 |
| Colorado | #42 | 94 | 1 in 248 |
| Illinois | #43 | 165 | 1 in 269 |
| Texas | #45 | 465 | 1 in 345 |
| Nevada | #46 | 39 | 1 in 236 |
| New Mexico | #46 | 21 | 1 in 223 |
| Maryland | #47 | 70 | 1 in 286 |
| Louisiana | #52 | 60 | 1 in 273 |
| Delaware | #55 | 12 | 1 in 188 |
| Florida | #59 | 243 | 1 in 357 |
| Massachusetts | #68 | 76 | 1 in 316 |
| Connecticut | #72 | 34 | 1 in 338 |
| New Jersey | #78 | 91 | 1 in 390 |
| New York | #85 | 163 | 1 in 481 |
| Hawaii | #92 | 8 | 1 in 268 |
| California | #94 | 325 | 1 in 498 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lainey
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 336 spots since 2020 (#366 → #30)
- Biggest jump: 210 spots in 2003
- Biggest drop: 45 spots in 2006
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1968
- Peaked 2025 at #30 (5,738 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 2023–2025
- Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 2003–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 280
- Highest: 1 in 280 girls born in 2025 were named Lainey (0.36%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 65.5% of all girls named Lainey (18,606) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #6,246 (1968) | #6,246 |
| 1970s | 10 | #8,423 (1973) | #9,087 |
| 1980s | 195 | #3,165 (1989) | #4,306 |
| 1990s | 655 | #1,647 (1999) | #2,135 |
| 2000s | 3,180 | #669 (2007) | #872 |
| 2010s | 5,769 | #381 (2019) | #536 |
| 2020s | 18,606 | #30 (2025) | #152 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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