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♂ Layne (boy)
What does Layne mean?
Layne ▲ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Layne) has its root in Middle English, and Layne means "path, roadway". Layne is an alternate form of Lane (Middle English): surname.
STARTS WITH La-
Variations
VARIANT Laine
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Lune, ..
(female) Layle, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Layne Zane (L.Z.), ..
How popular is Layne?
Layne is a rare given name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#2537 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Layne entered the list in 1940-1949 and reached its highest position of #583 in the U.S. in the year 2011, and is at #694 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent varying form of Layne (#694 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) rated in the Top 2000 is Lane (#290). These forms of Layne reached the apex of their popularity a decade ago (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and have remained as popular to this day (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼5.4%). Lane and Layne are two of the more contemporarily stylish boy names here.
Similar Names
Layne▲ is pronounced similarly to Len, Lenn, Leon▼, Leone, Lewayne, Lin, Linn, Lion, Lon▼, Lonn, Lonne, Lunn, Lyn, Lynn▼ and Lyon. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bane, Bayne, Blayne, Boyne, Caine, Carne, Chayne, Coyne, Crayne, Daine, Dane, Dayne, Duayne, Dwayne▼, Faine, Fane, Frayne, Gaine, Gayne, Gwayne, Janne, Kaine, Kane▲, Kayne, Keyne, Lacie, Ladle, Laike, Lake, Lale, Lance▼, Land, Lang, Lange, Lannie, Lanny▼, Larie, Larue, Launce, Lorne, Lyle▼, Mayne, Paine, Payne, Raine, Rane, Rayne, Ryne▼, Shayne▼, Swayne, Thayne, Vane, Wayne▼, Zaine, Zane▲ and Zayne▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Layne.
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