A narrow road or path
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Lane is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "A narrow road or path". Listed origin: English.
layn
Catalog phonetic spelling
In 2024, Lane ranked #261 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
| Birth year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #256 |
| 2021 | #261 |
| 2022 | #261 |
| 2023 | #254 |
| 2024 | #261 |
Source: Social Security Administration. US data is not a worldwide measure of usage. Missing years are not zero births.
Meanings, origins, pronunciations, and namesakes are catalog entries that have not yet completed source-by-source editorial review. Nicknames and middle-name pairings are ideas to try, not usage statistics. We show birth-name ranks only when the record includes source-file provenance; missing data is not evidence of rarity.
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Lane is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "A narrow road or path". Listed origin: English.
Our catalog's pronunciation guide is layn. Pronunciation can vary by language and family.
In 2024, Lane ranked #261 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
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