Lay

/LAY/
boy 1 syllable fading

Lay is a boy name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 2016. Lay first appears in the data in 1918 and reached its peak in 2014 (12 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.

How popular is Lay? (U.S. births per year)

1918192019401960198020002016
U.S. births per year, 1918–2016 · hover or tap for the count and national rank · source: U.S. Social Security Administration
12peak births · 2014
1918first appeared
births in 2016

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PronunciationLAY
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Lay popularity year by year

YearU.S. birthsRank
201612#14,847
201412#14,925
19265#8,912
19235#9,092
19186#8,037