Lainey
GirlsBest rank #86 (2025) · ranked in 1 years
Ranked in 1 year, Lainey reached its best position of #86 in 2025.
It held near #86 between 2025 and 2025.
The latest tally (2025) puts Lainey at #86.
At its peak year of 2025, Lainey was given to 5,743 newborns.
Lainey was most popular around 2025, making it characteristic of the 2020s generation.
Rank by year
- 2025865,743
Where Lainey is most popular
In 2025, Lainey was recorded in 49 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 5,729 births nationwide.
The largest share came from Texas at 465 births, 8.1% of the national total, where it ranked #134 that year.
By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 37.9% of Lainey births, against 12.7% Northeast, 30.4% Midwest, 19.0% West.
State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Lainey placed as high as #5 in South Dakota and as low as #248 in Hawaii.
The 2 jurisdictions without a figure are not zeros. SSA withholds any name with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given state and year to protect privacy.
Top states, 2025
- 1Texas465 · #134 there
- 2Ohio334 · #23 there
- 3California325 · #226 there
- 4Pennsylvania281 · #46 there
- 5Michigan250 · #24 there
Share by census region
- Northeast12.7%
- Midwest30.4%
- South37.9%
- West19.0%
Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states
Frequently asked questions
- Is Lainey a popular name?
- Lainey reached a best rank of #86 in 2025 and has charted in 1 year.
- Where does Lainey rank now?
- In the most recent data (2025), Lainey ranks #86.
- Is Lainey a boy or girl name?
- It is recorded primarily as a girls' name.
- When was Lainey most popular?
- Lainey peaked around 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)