Meaning 
The name Layne has the following meaning: Living near a lane. "Descendant of Laighean or Luan" in Gaelic.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Layne is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 682 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Layne fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 30 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 654 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Layne in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Layne and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Layne: Boys - Claud, Cleveland, Curley, Dandre, Daquan, Draven, Easton, Ford, Hobson, Jackson, Jarrell, Keaton, Merton, Millard, Nolan, Oakley, Remington, Roswell, Sawyer, Turner, Girls - Afton, Bernita, Dreama, Elisa, Elnora, Jacey, Jakayla, Jannie, Kaydence, Mardell, Maryjane, Rosamond, Shyanne, Skyla, Sudie, Treva, Trista, Both genders - Emory, Marley, Paris, Taylor
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Layne should fall under the following style category: Cool. See other Cool names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Layne to be: Tall, dark and handsome sophisticate trendy social climberIn one word, you might describe Layne as a(n) " handsome" person. See other "handsome" names for boys and girls.
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