girl's name
Lainy
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 238
Lainy is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2003, when 15 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Lainy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 105 |
| 2010s | 73 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 19 |
How popular is Lainy?
In 2025, Lainy was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lainy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Lainy is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Laïny | Laïny is a rare spelling of Lainy, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Lainy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lainy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lainy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lainy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lainy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lainy
How popular is the name Lainy?
In 2025, Lainy was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lainy a girl's or a boy's name?
Lainy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lainy most popular?
Lainy peaked in 2003, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Lainy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lainy currently ranks #11,665 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.