Given name
Layn
“one who takes the narrow path”
Layn is a variant of Lane. One English interpretation is “one who takes the narrow path.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Layn is a variant of Lane. One English interpretation is “one who takes the narrow path.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Layn is a variant of Lane. An origin associated with Lane is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Layn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123
- 123 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 214 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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