Laney

LAY-nee

Diminutive of Elaine

"bright shining one"

Laney Origin and Meaning

The name Laney is a girl's name meaning "bright shining one".

A kind of old-fashioned nickname name that's enjoying some fresh life thanks to trendy brother Lane. Lainie is a more old-school spelling.

Laney Rank in US Top 1000

# 663 in the US

Popularity of the name Laney

• 663 US 2023
• 1733 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Laney

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Laney.

• Emmie
• Halle
• Lainey
• Aubrie
• Emmalyn
• Ryan
• Layne
• Adalee
• Carson
• Logan
• Emmy
• Shay
• Mackenna
• Macie
• Addie
• Blaire
• Andi
• Carter
• Kinley
• Hadlee

Famous People Named Laney

• Laney Diggs American figure skater
• Laney Jones American singer,songwriter

The name Laney in Pop Culture

• Laney aka Lei Nea character in the Matched series
• Laney Boggs character in film "She's All That"
• Laney Penn character in animated series "Grojband"
• Laney Rucker character in "The Purge"
• Laney College Oakland, California