72%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈleɪn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From an English surname, meaning "lane, path", which originally belonged to a person who lived near a lane. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootLane (surname)VariantLayne PopularityDetails Last ranked #254 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal common natural wholesome strong simple Categories brand names, colleges or universities, Crosby Stills Nash Young lyrics, Elliott Smith songs, English nouns, Gilmore Girls characters, illustrators, isograms, Mad Men characters, one syllable, place names, Squishmallows, Stephen King characters, storms, surnames, travel, word names