Laney
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the lane; a form of Lane.
How Laney has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #642 |
| 2016 | #771 |
| 2017 | #668 |
| 2018 | #730 |
| 2019 | #697 |
| 2020 | #653 |
| 2021 | #652 |
| 2022 | #705 |
| 2023 | #663 |
| 2024 | #689 |
| 2025 | #674 |
Laney by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Laney. In the US, 437 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 640 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 3,200 American girls born that year was called Laney.
Other names that come from Lane
Like Laney, each of these traces back to Lane: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Names that come from Laney
Forms of Laney in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lainey-Maebright light; a form of Elaine or Laney6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lanniewoolly meadow; a form of Lane or Laney5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Laney. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Laney
Names that are said the same way as Laney, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Laney
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