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Girl name

Layni

100% girls · 25 born in 2025

Layni has been given to about 530 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 526
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Layni per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 39
  • Born in 202525
  • All time530

How popular is Layni?

Its best year was 2022, when 39 babies were given the name, ranking 3862nd. The typical living American called Layni is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Layni

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lani0.85
  2. Dani0.70
  3. Layne0.68
  4. Lainey0.66
  5. Laine0.66
  6. Alani0.65
  7. Laci0.64
  8. Kaylani0.63

Middle names for Layni

Ranked by flow score
  1. Layni Catherine0.84
  2. Layni Josephine0.84
  3. Layni Rose0.83
  4. Layni Marie0.83
  5. Layni Grace0.83
  6. Layni Jane0.83

Sibling names for Layni

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.87
  2. Soleilsister · 0.87
  3. Jahmirbrother · 0.87
  4. Koenbrother · 0.86
  5. Keziahsister · 0.86
  6. Cielosister · 0.85

Where Layni is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Layni Reyes0.78
    2. Layni Nguyen0.78
    3. Layni Moore0.78
    4. Layni Hall0.78
    5. Layni Green0.78
    6. Layni Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Layni

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.