Lainey is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #30 in 2025.
Lainey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #30 among girls (5,738) and #13,116 among boys (5) — overall #86 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,743 | 5,743 | #30 | #13,116 |
| 2024 | 5,156 | 5,156 | #38 | — |
| 2023 | 3,941 | 3,941 | #54 | — |
| 2022 | 1,703 | 1,703 | #174 | #13,508 |
| 2021 | 1,229 | 1,229 | #250 | — |
| 2020 | 844 | 844 | #366 | — |
| 2019 | 822 | 822 | #381 | — |
| 2018 | 684 | 684 | #460 | — |
| 2017 | 615 | 615 | #510 | — |
| 2016 | 577 | 577 | #542 | — |
| 2015 | 531 | 531 | #576 | — |
| 2014 | 514 | 514 | #585 | — |
| 2013 | 490 | 490 | #584 | — |
| 2012 | 516 | 516 | #568 | — |
| 2011 | 544 | 544 | #533 | — |
| 2010 | 476 | 476 | #618 | — |
| 2009 | 416 | 416 | #700 | — |
| 2008 | 433 | 433 | #698 | — |
| 2007 | 440 | 440 | #669 | — |
| 2006 | 388 | 388 | #725 | — |
| 2005 | 410 | 410 | #679 | — |
| 2004 | 320 | 320 | #796 | — |
| 2003 | 254 | 254 | #928 | — |
| 2002 | 183 | 183 | #1,137 | — |
| 2001 | 173 | 173 | #1,183 | — |
| 2000 | 163 | 163 | #1,223 | — |
| 1999 | 101 | 101 | #1,650 | — |
| 1998 | 67 | 67 | #2,156 | — |
| 1997 | 55 | — | #2,410 | — |
| 1996 | 54 | — | #2,410 | — |
| 1995 | 67 | — | #2,038 | — |
| 1994 | 73 | — | #1,941 | — |
| 1993 | 60 | — | #2,208 | — |
| 1992 | 57 | — | #2,304 | — |
| 1991 | 61 | — | #2,171 | — |
| 1990 | 60 | — | #2,165 | — |
| 1989 | 33 | — | #3,216 | — |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,182 | — |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #3,684 | — |
| 1986 | 26 | — | #3,407 | — |
| 1985 | 15 | — | #4,978 | — |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #4,078 | — |
| 1983 | 21 | — | #3,751 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,732 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,626 | — |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,385 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,578 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,076 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,626 | — |