Layne

Where Layne comes from

Topographic surname from lane.
— Wiktionary's entry for Layne
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #3,368 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1959
    Peak, #561
    192 babies named Layne — more than any year before or since.
  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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
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.