Lainie

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⭐ Famous Lainie

Lainie Kazan

American actress and singer (born 1940)

Choose Lainie and your child shares a first name with Lainie Kazan, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lainie, like who?” Lainie Kazan's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 30,864 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lainie, 52 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lainie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLainie first shows up in US birth records in 1966, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 59 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1970, when it reached #1,224.
• 🚀TrendLainie has climbed 2,214 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,100. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Lainie

Lainie is a girl name of French, Old English and Scottish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-nie”. US birth records list Lainie for girls from 1966 to 2025, in 60 of those 60 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #1,224 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,100, with 52 babies.

Origin:French namesOld English namesScottish names