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Lainie
OriginDiminutive of Elaine
Meaning"bright shining one"
US Rank#3122
2025 SSA
About Lainie
Lainie is a nickname for Elaine that has been in the public eye via Lainie Kazan (that was her full given name), who was a popular singer in the 1960s and 1970s (she was Barbra Streisand's understudy in "Funny Girl"), and then became a motherly character actress. We still find Lainie a bit flimsy for a full first name.
Pronounced LAY-nee.
As of October 2026, Lainie ranked #3122 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1232 in 1970.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,509 | 32 | 17.9 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,790 | 29 | 16.4 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,512 | 31 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #4,605 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,681 | 29 | 17.7 |
| 2022 | #4,852 | 28 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | #3,806 | 40 | 24.9 |
| 2024 | #3,300 | 48 | 29.6 |
| 2025 | #3,122 | 52 | 32.4 |
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- Lainie Kazan
American actress and singer
- Lainie Frasier
American voice actress
- Lainie Marsh
American singer,songwriter
Lainie in pop culture
- Lainie Burgess
a character in The Night Circus
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