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Lane

Girl's name · #1805 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

7% girls · 93% boys — About 93% of babies named Lane in recent years have been boys. Lane →

Popularity over time

Lane reached its best rank, #1305, in 1982 and ranked #1805 in 2025. Roughly 4,600 girls have been named Lane since 1916.

Across the states

See where Lane is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lanes

• Lane Brody — American singer-songwriter
• Lane Bradbury — American actress
• Lane Moore — American comedian
• Lane Lindell — American model
• Lane Tredger — Canadian politician

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 134,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Diane Lane — American actress
• Nathan Lane — American actor
• Harriet Lane — First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861

In stories & tradition

• Lane Kim — Gilmore Girls (TV series)

What Lanes become

Among 121 notable people named Lane:

Entertainers appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lane Brody, American singer-songwriter.

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