Lane
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning a narrow road or path.
How Lane has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #296 |
| 2016 | #294 |
| 2017 | #299 |
| 2018 | #291 |
| 2019 | #258 |
| 2020 | #256 |
| 2021 | #261 |
| 2022 | #260 |
| 2023 | #254 |
| 2024 | #261 |
| 2025 | #250 |
Lane by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Lane. In the US, 1,254 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,293 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 1,700 American boys born that year was called Lane.
Names that come from Lane
Forms of Lane in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lane. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lane
Names that are said the same way as Lane, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Lane
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