Layne

Where Layne comes from

Topographic surname from lane.
— Wiktionary's entry for Layne
  • Vowel-ended
Layne through the years
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #3,368 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1959
    Peak, #561
    192 babies named Layne, its best rank.
  3. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #806.
  4. 1967
    Layne Staley born
    American rock musician
  5. 1972
    Layne Beachley born
    Australian surfer
  6. 1994
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Layne Staley · American rock musician, 1967–2002
  • Layne Beachley · Australian surfer, born 1972
  • Layne Flack · American professional poker player, 1969–2021
  • Layne Beaubien · American water polo player, born 1976
  • Layne Ulmer · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1980

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.