Lane

Where Lane comes from

As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lane
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1936
    Lane Smith born
    American actor
  3. 1980
    Lane Garrison born
    American actor
  4. 1995
    Peak, #246
    1,168 babies named Lane — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name.
  • A number of places in the United States:
  • A town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.
  • A town in Jerauld County, South Dakota.
Namesakes
  • Lane Garrison · American actor, born 1980
  • Lane Smith · American actor, 1936–2005
  • Lane Chandler · American actor, 1899–1972
  • Lane Davies · American actor, born 1950
  • Lane Evans · American congressman, attorney, Marine, 1951–2014

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.