Lainey
99% girls · 1% boys
About Lainey
Nickname name Lainey has been rising since the turn of the century to become a Top 200 girls' name in the US today.
Mother name Elaine has reversed a long slide to start an upward climb too. And the popularity of the gender neutral name Lane hasn't hurt.
Lainey is now more popular than Elaine, Laney, or Lane.
Lainey is also given to boys, where it ranks #13116 in the US.
Pronounced LAY-nee.
As of October 2026, Lainey ranked #30 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #376.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #585 | 514 | 287.7 |
| 2015 | #576 | 531 | 297.5 |
| 2016 | #540 | 577 | 325.6 |
| 2017 | #510 | 615 | 356.2 |
| 2018 | #460 | 684 | 402.1 |
| 2019 | #381 | 822 | 489.8 |
| 2020 | #366 | 844 | 522.1 |
| 2021 | #252 | 1,227 | 747.8 |
| 2022 | #174 | 1,698 | 1,035.3 |
| 2023 | #54 | 3,937 | 2,453.6 |
| 2024 | #38 | 5,147 | 3,176.8 |
| 2025 | #30 | 5,738 | 3,570 |
World rankings
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Lainey on lists
Famous Laineys
- Lainey KeoghGirl
Irish fashion designer
- Lainey LipsonGirl
American actress
- Elaine "Lainey" LuiGirl
Canadian TV personality
- Taylor Elaine "Lainey" AvaroeGirl
American YouTuber of LaineyBot
- Lainey WilsonGirl
Country Music Star
Lainey in pop culture
- Louise Elaine "Lainey" WintersGirl
character on soap "General Hospital"
- Lainey LewisGirl
character on TV's "The Goldbergs"