Lane
#1,796 for girls in 2025, 112 births · #250 for boys in 2025, 1,383 births
Given to boys 91.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1995 · 1,168 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 47,562since 1881
Lane over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,796 | 112 | #250 | 1,383 |
| 2024 | #2,178 | 87 | #261 | 1,332 |
| 2023 | #1,965 | 100 | #254 | 1,374 |
| 2022 | #1,731 | 120 | #261 | 1,339 |
| 2021 | #1,816 | 111 | #261 | 1,322 |
| 2020 | #1,860 | 104 | #256 | 1,372 |
| 2019 | #1,971 | 98 | #258 | 1,407 |
| 2018 | #2,190 | 85 | #291 | 1,212 |
| 2017 | #2,338 | 78 | #299 | 1,178 |
| 2016 | #2,221 | 86 | #294 | 1,232 |
| 2015 | #2,012 | 98 | #297 | 1,209 |
| 2014 | #2,739 | 63 | #296 | 1,200 |
| 2013 | #2,568 | 69 | #304 | 1,152 |
| 2012 | #2,426 | 76 | #289 | 1,223 |
| 2011 | #2,454 | 74 | #270 | 1,294 |
| 2010 | #2,562 | 71 | #303 | 1,062 |
| 2009 | #2,485 | 76 | #306 | 1,053 |
| 2008 | #2,754 | 66 | #317 | 1,053 |
| 2007 | #2,616 | 70 | #316 | 1,016 |
| 2006 | #2,308 | 82 | #327 | 986 |
| 2005 | #2,524 | 68 | #317 | 1,039 |
| 2004 | #2,204 | 80 | #299 | 1,068 |
| 2003 | #2,019 | 89 | #274 | 1,129 |
| 2002 | #1,821 | 98 | #299 | 981 |
| 2001 | #2,304 | 69 | #310 | 894 |
| 2000 | #2,089 | 78 | #296 | 1,015 |
| 1999 | #2,095 | 73 | #297 | 968 |
| 1998 | #2,498 | 55 | #296 | 954 |
| 1997 | #1,802 | 83 | #288 | 967 |
| 1996 | #1,864 | 78 | #261 | 1,070 |
| 1995 | #2,052 | 66 | #246 | 1,168 |
| 1994 | #1,728 | 85 | #353 | 689 |
| 1993 | #1,898 | 74 | #593 | 299 |
| 1992 | #2,191 | 61 | #598 | 296 |
| 1991 | #2,356 | 54 | #599 | 289 |
| 1990 | #1,989 | 68 | #557 | 328 |
| 1989 | #2,222 | 54 | #648 | 239 |
| 1988 | #2,131 | 54 | #591 | 248 |
| 1987 | #2,199 | 49 | #632 | 210 |
| 1986 | #1,816 | 62 | #602 | 219 |
| 1985 | #2,082 | 51 | #656 | 179 |
| 1984 | #1,550 | 73 | #665 | 169 |
| 1983 | #1,585 | 70 | #738 | 137 |
| 1982 | #1,302 | 97 | #663 | 173 |
| 1981 | #1,674 | 68 | #640 | 176 |
| 1980 | #2,651 | 35 | #725 | 146 |
| 1979 | #2,582 | 35 | #702 | 148 |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | #741 | 130 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #739 | 134 |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | #663 | 153 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | #678 | 147 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #647 | 155 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #689 | 134 |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | #651 | 151 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #592 | 194 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | #530 | 232 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | #494 | 244 |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | #514 | 215 |
| 1967 | #2,432 | 25 | #509 | 218 |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | #515 | 216 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #507 | 225 |
| 1964 | #2,306 | 28 | #475 | 278 |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 | #548 | 211 |
| 1962 | #1,917 | 36 | #482 | 271 |
| 1961 | #2,197 | 29 | #487 | 261 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | #476 | 277 |
| 1959 | #2,054 | 30 | #431 | 342 |
| 1958 | #1,733 | 39 | #547 | 198 |
| 1957 | #1,957 | 31 | #571 | 183 |
| 1956 | #1,897 | 32 | #539 | 194 |
| 1955 | #1,907 | 31 | #546 | 184 |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 | #537 | 183 |
| 1953 | #1,565 | 39 | #528 | 181 |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | #510 | 187 |
| 1951 | #1,339 | 48 | #502 | 181 |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 30 | #537 | 160 |
| 1949 | #1,376 | 45 | #555 | 146 |
| 1948 | #1,858 | 26 | #636 | 113 |
| 1947 | #1,863 | 27 | #637 | 117 |
| 1946 | #1,919 | 23 | #589 | 119 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | #671 | 80 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #679 | 83 |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 | #787 | 69 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #713 | 81 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #739 | 70 |
| 1940 | #2,203 | 14 | #751 | 67 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #695 | 73 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #683 | 78 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #803 | 59 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #816 | 56 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #739 | 69 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #942 | 45 |
| 1933 | — | #905 | 47 | |
| 1932 | — | #862 | 55 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,253 | 30 | |
| 1930 | — | #915 | 53 | |
| 1929 | — | #960 | 49 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,147 | 38 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,350 | 30 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,050 | 44 | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #1,071 | 44 |
| 1923 | — | #1,128 | 40 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #1,046 | 45 |
| 1921 | — | #1,101 | 41 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,343 | 28 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,291 | 28 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Lane! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1898, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Lane is popular in 2024
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Montana#60 · 1 in 227
- Wyoming#77 · 1 in 195
- North Dakota#79 · 1 in 253
- Iowa#108 · 1 in 382
- Oklahoma#114 · 1 in 439
Best ever in a state: #32 in South Dakota, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #60 | 16 | 1 in 227 |
| Wyoming | #77 | 6 | 1 in 195 |
| North Dakota | #79 | 13 | 1 in 253 |
| Iowa | #108 | 36 | 1 in 382 |
| Oklahoma | #114 | 40 | 1 in 439 |
| South Dakota | #115 | 11 | 1 in 337 |
| Nebraska | #120 | 21 | 1 in 410 |
| Alaska | #127 | 7 | 1 in 324 |
| Kansas | #129 | 29 | 1 in 466 |
| Arkansas | #135 | 26 | 1 in 482 |
| Louisiana | #135 | 39 | 1 in 505 |
| Missouri | #143 | 49 | 1 in 560 |
| Maine | #153 | 8 | 1 in 466 |
| West Virginia | #157 | 13 | 1 in 485 |
| Idaho | #165 | 15 | 1 in 556 |
| Kentucky | #169 | 33 | 1 in 617 |
| Ohio | #176 | 77 | 1 in 684 |
| Alabama | #195 | 30 | 1 in 729 |
| Minnesota | #197 | 31 | 1 in 778 |
| Mississippi | #216 | 14 | 1 in 785 |
| Tennessee | #216 | 41 | 1 in 884 |
| Wisconsin | #216 | 28 | 1 in 839 |
| Oregon | #222 | 18 | 1 in 826 |
| Utah | #232 | 22 | 1 in 876 |
| Washington | #232 | 35 | 1 in 929 |
| Michigan | #236 | 41 | 1 in 975 |
| Indiana | #241 | 34 | 1 in 944 |
| Pennsylvania | #244 | 49 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Illinois | #250 | 47 | 1 in 1,068 |
| Texas | #255 | 151 | 1 in 1,184 |
| North Carolina | #284 | 42 | 1 in 1,218 |
| New Mexico | #314 | 6 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Georgia | #319 | 38 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Arizona | #320 | 25 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Virginia | #347 | 25 | 1 in 1,510 |
| Florida | #350 | 56 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Nevada | #353 | 8 | 1 in 1,402 |
| South Carolina | #385 | 13 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Colorado | #397 | 15 | 1 in 1,741 |
| Maryland | #428 | 12 | 1 in 1,944 |
| New Jersey | #500 | 15 | 1 in 2,662 |
| New York | #554 | 28 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Massachusetts | #557 | 8 | 1 in 3,378 |
| California | #607 | 48 | 1 in 3,755 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Lane
- 11 spots since 2024 (#261 → #250)
- 6 spots since 2020 (#256 → #250)
- 47 spots since 2015 (#297 → #250)
- Biggest jump: 391 spots in 1932 (#1,253 → #862)
- Biggest drop: 338 spots in 1931 (#915 → #1,253)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1995 at #246 (1,168 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 99 yrs · run 1932–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,235 boys born in 2025 were named Lane (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #246 in 1995, was only 1 in 1,630 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.6% of all boys named Lane (12,169) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #837 (1882) | #852 |
| 1890s | 16 | #928 (1899) | #1,029 |
| 1900s | 24 | #1,021 (1908) | #1,171 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,117 (1911) | #1,360 |
| 1920s | 388 | #960 (1929) | #1,164 |
| 1930s | 565 | #683 (1938) | #861 |
| 1940s | 945 | #555 (1949) | #676 |
| 1950s | 1,993 | #431 (1959) | #525 |
| 1960s | 2,416 | #475 (1964) | #501 |
| 1970s | 1,578 | #530 (1970) | #663 |
| 1980s | 1,896 | #591 (1988) | #656 |
| 1990s | 7,028 | #246 (1995) | #409 |
| 2000s | 10,234 | #274 (2003) | #306 |
| 2010s | 12,169 | #258 (2019) | #290 |
| 2020s | 8,122 | #250 (2025) | #257 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lane in 2024
Top girls' names in 2024
Top boys' names in 2024
More about 2024
girls
1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 18,623 of them was named Lane, which outranked 87.7% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,150Toni88
- #2,150Unique88
- #2,150Zhamira88
- #2,178Lane87
- #2,178Anali87
- #2,178Arwa87
- #2,178Athalia87
- #2,203Acelynn86
- #2,203Debanhi86
- #2,203Doris86
Tied with 24 names at #2,178; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 1,293 of them was named Lane, which outranked 98.2% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.