Path, roadway, or meadow
Laynie is a modern diminutive of Elaine or Laine. It derives from the Middle English word for a narrow path or the French word for wool, though it is most commonly used today as a playful, phonetic variant of the surname-turned-given-name Lane.
About 172 girls were named Laynie in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American poet and novelist
The same feel as Laynie — far less common.
Hidden gems that stand out.
