Is Layni a boy or girl name?

Layni is a girl’s name. Of the 530 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Layni

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Layni was most popular in 2022, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,660 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 530 people named Layni.

Layni over time

Births per year. The dot marks Layni’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Layni a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Layni is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 530 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.

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