Fun Facts About the Name Lane
- More than 52 thousand babies named Lane: U.S. records list 52,171 babies given the name Lane from 1880 through 2025. Even 4,615 girls received the name Lane - about 1 girl for every 10 boys.
What Does the Name Lane Mean?
Lane is an English name meaning 'from the lane' or 'dweller by the lane.' It comes from the common English word lane, a narrow road or path, which is recorded in Old English as lane and in Middle English as lane. The surname Lane began as a topographic name for someone who lived by a lane, and the given name is a transferred use of that surname. In Ireland, Lane also occurs as an anglicized form of Gaelic surnames such as Ó Laighin, where it represents a Gaelic personal name rather than the English word, but the usual given name in English-speaking countries follows the English topographic surname.
Lane Name History & Origins
In medieval England, surnames often came from where a person lived. A person who lived by a lane might be recorded with the byname atte Lane, 'at the lane.' Such descriptive bynames became hereditary, and the shorter form Lane became an established English surname. The surname was carried to Ireland during English settlement, and it also arose there as an anglicized form of Gaelic names such as Ó Laighin. In both cases the spelling Lane became familiar in English records.
The given name Lane is a transferred use of the surname, part of the long English practice of adopting surnames as first names. It is not drawn from a saint's legend or a classical myth; its immediate source is the English surname and, behind that, the common word for a narrow road. In modern use, Lane appears as a masculine and feminine given name in the United States and other English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Lane?
Lane recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2019. Its best rank was #246 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,805 | 112 | 0.0070% |
| 2024 | #2,177 | 87 | 0.0054% |
| 2023 | #1,973 | 100 | 0.0062% |
| 2022 | #1,736 | 120 | 0.0073% |
| 2021 | #1,822 | 111 | 0.0068% |
| 2020 | #1,866 | 104 | 0.0064% |
| 2019 | #1,981 | 98 | 0.0058% |
| 2018 | #2,199 | 85 | 0.0050% |
| 2017 | #2,348 | 78 | 0.0045% |
| 2016 | #2,239 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 2015 | #2,022 | 98 | 0.0055% |
| 2014 | #2,764 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2013 | #2,585 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | #2,439 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 2011 | #2,473 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 2010 | #2,576 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2009 | #2,499 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 2008 | #2,764 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 2007 | #2,633 | 70 | 0.0036% |
| 2006 | #2,318 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 2005 | #2,543 | 68 | 0.0037% |
| 2004 | #2,219 | 80 | 0.0044% |
| 2003 | #2,024 | 89 | 0.0049% |
| 2002 | #1,835 | 98 | 0.0055% |
| 2001 | #2,315 | 69 | 0.0038% |
| 2000 | #2,094 | 78 | 0.0043% |
| 1999 | #2,107 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 1998 | #2,515 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1997 | #1,811 | 83 | 0.0048% |
| 1996 | #1,872 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1995 | #2,070 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 1994 | #1,737 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1993 | #1,912 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1992 | #2,208 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 1991 | #2,374 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 1990 | #2,002 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 1989 | #2,234 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 1988 | #2,137 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #2,216 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1986 | #1,826 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 1985 | #2,090 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 1984 | #1,557 | 73 | 0.0043% |
| 1983 | #1,594 | 70 | 0.0042% |
| 1982 | #1,305 | 97 | 0.0057% |
| 1981 | #1,688 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 1980 | #2,677 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1979 | #2,600 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #3,053 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1977 | #6,107 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,049 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1975 | #3,004 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #4,592 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #4,703 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,414 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,865 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #2,478 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #2,803 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1968 | #2,749 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1967 | #2,465 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1966 | #2,625 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #3,204 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,329 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1963 | #2,822 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1962 | #1,929 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1961 | #2,221 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1960 | #2,339 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1959 | #2,084 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #1,752 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1957 | #1,972 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1956 | #1,911 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1955 | #1,928 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1954 | #1,814 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1953 | #1,576 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1952 | #1,665 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1951 | #1,348 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1950 | #1,745 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1949 | #1,382 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 1948 | #1,883 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1947 | #1,885 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1946 | #1,949 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1945 | #1,913 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1944 | #2,344 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1943 | #1,770 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1942 | #2,358 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #3,787 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #2,247 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1939 | #2,169 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1938 | #2,393 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #4,051 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #2,777 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #3,999 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,641 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,868 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #4,230 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #4,732 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,794 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #250 | 1,383 | 0.0810% |
| 2024 | #261 | 1,331 | 0.0776% |
| 2023 | #254 | 1,373 | 0.0804% |
| 2022 | #261 | 1,338 | 0.0767% |
| 2021 | #261 | 1,320 | 0.0755% |
| 2020 | #256 | 1,370 | 0.0794% |
| 2019 | #258 | 1,406 | 0.0784% |
| 2018 | #291 | 1,212 | 0.0668% |
| 2017 | #299 | 1,178 | 0.0637% |
| 2016 | #294 | 1,231 | 0.0649% |
| 2015 | #297 | 1,209 | 0.0631% |
| 2014 | #296 | 1,200 | 0.0625% |
| 2013 | #304 | 1,152 | 0.0609% |
| 2012 | #289 | 1,223 | 0.0645% |
| 2011 | #270 | 1,294 | 0.0681% |
| 2010 | #303 | 1,062 | 0.0554% |
| 2009 | #306 | 1,053 | 0.0531% |
| 2008 | #317 | 1,053 | 0.0516% |
| 2007 | #316 | 1,016 | 0.0490% |
| 2006 | #327 | 986 | 0.0480% |
| 2005 | #317 | 1,039 | 0.0520% |
| 2004 | #299 | 1,068 | 0.0538% |
| 2003 | #274 | 1,129 | 0.0572% |
| 2002 | #299 | 981 | 0.0505% |
| 2001 | #310 | 894 | 0.0460% |
| 2000 | #296 | 1,015 | 0.0517% |
| 1999 | #297 | 968 | 0.0504% |
| 1998 | #296 | 954 | 0.0499% |
| 1997 | #289 | 967 | 0.0513% |
| 1996 | #261 | 1,070 | 0.0565% |
| 1995 | #246 | 1,168 | 0.0614% |
| 1994 | #354 | 689 | 0.0357% |
| 1993 | #594 | 299 | 0.0152% |
| 1992 | #598 | 296 | 0.0148% |
| 1991 | #599 | 289 | 0.0143% |
| 1990 | #558 | 328 | 0.0160% |
| 1989 | #649 | 239 | 0.0119% |
| 1988 | #591 | 248 | 0.0130% |
| 1987 | #632 | 210 | 0.0112% |
| 1986 | #603 | 219 | 0.0119% |
| 1985 | #654 | 180 | 0.0097% |
| 1984 | #666 | 169 | 0.0094% |
| 1983 | #738 | 137 | 0.0076% |
| 1982 | #663 | 173 | 0.0095% |
| 1981 | #640 | 176 | 0.0098% |
| 1980 | #717 | 148 | 0.0083% |
| 1979 | #704 | 148 | 0.0086% |
| 1978 | #744 | 130 | 0.0079% |
| 1977 | #739 | 134 | 0.0082% |
| 1976 | #663 | 154 | 0.0098% |
| 1975 | #683 | 146 | 0.0094% |
| 1974 | #649 | 155 | 0.0099% |
| 1973 | #693 | 134 | 0.0086% |
| 1972 | #653 | 151 | 0.0093% |
| 1971 | #594 | 194 | 0.0110% |
| 1970 | #531 | 232 | 0.0125% |
| 1969 | #495 | 244 | 0.0136% |
| 1968 | #514 | 215 | 0.0124% |
| 1967 | #510 | 218 | 0.0125% |
| 1966 | #515 | 216 | 0.0121% |
| 1965 | #507 | 225 | 0.0121% |
| 1964 | #475 | 278 | 0.0140% |
| 1963 | #548 | 211 | 0.0104% |
| 1962 | #482 | 271 | 0.0131% |
| 1961 | #488 | 261 | 0.0123% |
| 1960 | #476 | 277 | 0.0130% |
| 1959 | #431 | 342 | 0.0160% |
| 1958 | #548 | 198 | 0.0093% |
| 1957 | #572 | 183 | 0.0085% |
| 1956 | #541 | 194 | 0.0092% |
| 1955 | #546 | 184 | 0.0089% |
| 1954 | #537 | 183 | 0.0090% |
| 1953 | #529 | 181 | 0.0092% |
| 1952 | #511 | 187 | 0.0096% |
| 1951 | #503 | 181 | 0.0096% |
| 1950 | #539 | 160 | 0.0089% |
| 1949 | #558 | 146 | 0.0082% |
| 1948 | #638 | 113 | 0.0064% |
| 1947 | #637 | 117 | 0.0064% |
| 1946 | #590 | 119 | 0.0073% |
| 1945 | #674 | 80 | 0.0059% |
| 1944 | #683 | 83 | 0.0061% |
| 1943 | #792 | 69 | 0.0048% |
| 1942 | #714 | 81 | 0.0059% |
| 1941 | #742 | 70 | 0.0057% |
| 1940 | #752 | 67 | 0.0058% |
| 1939 | #696 | 73 | 0.0066% |
| 1938 | #686 | 78 | 0.0070% |
| 1937 | #806 | 59 | 0.0055% |
| 1936 | #821 | 56 | 0.0054% |
| 1935 | #740 | 69 | 0.0066% |
| 1934 | #949 | 45 | 0.0044% |
| 1933 | #916 | 47 | 0.0047% |
| 1932 | #865 | 55 | 0.0053% |
| 1931 | #1,269 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1930 | #923 | 53 | 0.0048% |
| 1929 | #969 | 49 | 0.0046% |
| 1928 | #1,154 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1927 | #1,360 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1926 | #1,055 | 44 | 0.0040% |
| 1925 | #1,271 | 33 | 0.0030% |
| 1924 | #1,083 | 44 | 0.0039% |
| 1923 | #1,133 | 40 | 0.0036% |
| 1922 | #1,050 | 45 | 0.0041% |
| 1921 | #1,115 | 41 | 0.0037% |
| 1920 | #1,573 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1919 | #1,431 | 26 | 0.0027% |
| 1918 | #1,363 | 28 | 0.0028% |
| 1917 | #1,312 | 28 | 0.0030% |
| 1916 | #1,447 | 24 | 0.0027% |
| 1915 | #1,437 | 23 | 0.0027% |
| 1914 | #1,467 | 18 | 0.0027% |
| 1913 | #1,548 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1911 | #1,163 | 10 | 0.0044% |
| 1910 | #1,372 | 7 | 0.0036% |
| 1909 | #1,589 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1908 | #1,071 | 8 | 0.0052% |
| 1905 | #1,171 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1903 | #1,221 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1899 | #994 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1897 | #1,151 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1896 | #1,187 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1882 | #899 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1881 | #950 | 5 | 0.0050% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lane Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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