Names like Lainey
In 2025, 5,738 girls born in the US were named Lainey, #30 among girls' names.
It first entered the top 1,000 in 2003 and reached the top 100 in 2023.
More girls were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.
Births rose 981% from 531 in 2015.
For 11 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1998 or later (Lainey's began in 2003).
Lainey's rank every ten years
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- 2010#614
- 2020#364
- 2025#30
— outside the top 1,000
12 girl names with a similar curve
How this list was made
We compared Lainey's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.