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♀ Layne (girl)
What does Layne mean?
Layne 
as a girls' name (also used more regularly as boys' name Layne) has its roots in English and Middle English, and the name Layne means "path, roadway". Layne is an alternate form of Laine (English): variant spelling of the surname Lane.
STARTS WITH La-
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA LAINE, LANE Laina, Lainey▲, Laney, Lanie
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Line, ..
(male) Layle, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Layne Pyper (L.P.), ..
How popular is Layne?
Layne is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#3871 out of 4276, Top 91%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#2537 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Layne was first listed in 1990 and reached its top position of #1472 in the U.S. in the year 1996, but is not listed currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Lainey (#461 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Laney (#728), Lanie (#1911), Laine (#1966), Laina and Lane are the prominent varying forms of Layne appearing in the Top 2000. These forms of Layne were favored as baby names in the year 2011 (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and have remained as common to this day (ADOPTION 0.1%, 5% LESS). Laney has generally been a favorite of parents, though Lainey is currently higher in the list.
Similar Names
Layne is alike in pronunciation to Lean, Leann▼, Leanne▼, Leeanne, Leianne, Lene, Leoine, Leone▼, Leyanne, Liahne, Liane, Liann, Lianne, Lin, Linn, Louanne, Luane, Luann▼, Luanne▼, Lyn▼, Lynn▼ and Lynne▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alayne, Alyne, Brayne, Dafne, Dagne, Dane, Danne, Dawne, Dayne, Dwayne, Elayne, Faune, Fawne, Hanne, Jaine, Jane▼, Janne, Jayne▼, Karyne, Keyne, Lace, Lacee, Lacie▼, Lake, Lana▲, Lanae, Lanet, Lani, Lanna, Lannie, Lanny, Larae, Laryn, Laure, Laycie, Layla▲, Layney, Lerayne, Leyna, Lorayne, Lorne, Loyce, Lyna, Lynae, Lynea, Lyse, Marne, Nadyne, Paine, Payne, Raine, Rayne▲ and Shayne. These names tend to be less frequently used than Layne.
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