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Layne

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Layne: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Layne: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #790, and it stood at #1,798 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #2201 to #5891.1996201920212024#2201#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1997#3824
2019#5591
2020#3899
2021#2201
2022#3970
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #790 among girls in Scotland, #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #790 in Scotland in 2024.

Layne's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#179814HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#216510HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#27307HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#22669HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#26937HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#217210HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#23359HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#27077HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#22169HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#196211HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#26137HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#195310HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#171610HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#19627HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#18506HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Layne is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Layne, between 1996 and 2025, in 27 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202527#1716 in 2005
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 19 years earlier in England and Wales (2005) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Layne

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #790 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.