Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Lane name popularity since 1925
51,737 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lane (8.9% girls, 91.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Lane is about 20 years old in 2026. Lane peaked in 2025 as the #250 name for boys, and it ranked #250 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 51,737
- Named Lane, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #250
- for boys in 2025 (1,383 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 91.1% boys
- 4,597 girls · 47,140 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 4.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Lane made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lane births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2019. Measured as a share of all babies, Lane peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, Lane became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 6,990 baby boys to 1 in 1,770.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lane's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lane.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lane in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 8 | 194 | – |
| 1930s | 57 | 565 | #740 |
| 1940s | 216 | 945 | #674 |
| 1950s | 348 | 1,993 | #546 |
| 1960s | 247 | 2,416 | #507 |
| 1970s | 203 | 1,578 | #678 |
| 1980s | 613 | 1,896 | #658 |
| 1990s | 697 | 7,028 | #246 |
| 2000s | 776 | 10,234 | #317 |
| 2010s | 798 | 12,169 | #297 |
| 2020–25 | 634 | 8,122 | #250 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.6% of babies named Lane from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Lane is most popular
The index compares Lane's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lane.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 4.03× | 525 |
| South Dakota | 3.81× | 540 |
| North Dakota | 2.78× | 390 |
| Nebraska | 2.67× | 835 |
| Idaho | 2.59× | 459 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lane's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lane.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lane (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data