Lane is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lane means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lane across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lane has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lane is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “narrow road, path”. From an English surname for someone who lived by a lane.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 52,177 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 59 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lane per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (1,505/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (10/yr).
Lane has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #457 nationally (given to 1,515 babies that year).
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