Is Lainie a boy or girl name?

Lainie is a girl’s name. Of the 1,967 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Lainie

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Lainie was most popular in 1970, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,003 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,471, with 52 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,967 people named Lainie.

Lainie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lainie’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lainie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lainie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,967 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lainie

Where Lainie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org