| The boy name Lane [ 1 syll. la-ne, lan-e ] is pronounced as LEYN KEY. Lane is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Old English origins. Developed literally from the element 'lane'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself originally a byname for someone living along or near a lane. The name Layne (English) is a variation of Lane. Lane is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity grew from the 1930s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1995, 0.058% of baby boys were named Lane. It ranked at #246 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.046% and its ranking #317, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2007, Lane was thrice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, Layne (English). Baby names that sound like Lane include Layne (English), Leen (Dutch), Len (English and Scottish), Lenne (Scandinavian), Lon (English), Launo (Finnish), Lennie (English), Lenny (English and Scottish), Leon (English and German), Leone (Italian), Léon (French and Spanish), Liam (Irish), Lino (Italian), Lion (English), Lonnie (English), Luan (Albanian), and Lilian (French). KEY: Pronunciation for Lane: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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