Layne

Layne is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Layne are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 74%Female 26%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 74% male / 26% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 11,147 male / 3,845 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Layne

To address Layne when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Layne," in English, "Guten Tag Layne," in German. About 74% of people named Layne are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Layne,

German

Guten Tag Layne,

French

Bonjour Layne,

Spanish

Estimado/a Layne:

Chinese

Layne您好：

Japanese

Layne様

English

Hi Layne,

German

Hi Layne,

French

Salut Layne,

Spanish

Hola Layne,

Chinese

Layne你好：

Japanese

Layneさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Layne by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	74%

United States birth data

11,147 male · 3,845 female · 14,992 births recorded

Male 74%Female 26%

Since 1980: 73% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Layne a male or female name?

Layne is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Layne are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Layne in an email?

Is Layne a unisex name?

Layne is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Layne are men. Layne leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Layne a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/layne (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_layne,
  title  = {Is Layne a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/layne},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}