Names / Boy names
Lane
Current rank
#250
holding steady
All-time peak
#246
in 1995
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
52,100
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #246 in 1995 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Path or roadway. It first appears in American naming data in 1881. It currently ranks #250 and is staying stable. It topped out in 1995 at #246. Across all years, more than 52,100 children have been named this.