How popular is the baby name Laline in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Laline.

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Popularity of the baby name Laline


Posts that mention the name Laline

Interesting one-hit wonder names in the U.S. baby name data

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They came, they went, and they never came back!

These baby names are one-hit wonders in the U.S. baby name data. That is, they’ve only popped up once, ever, in the entire dataset of U.S. baby names (which accounts for all names given to at least 5 U.S. babies per year since 1880).

There are thousands of one-hit wonders in the dataset, but the names below have interesting stories behind their single appearance, so these are the one-hits I’m writing specific posts about. Just click on a name to read more.

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  • 2020: Jexi

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As I discover (and write about) more one-hit wonders in the data, I’ll add the names/links to this page. In the meanwhile, do you have any favorite one-hit wonder baby names?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

[Latest update: Apr. 2024]

Where did the baby name Laline come from in 1924?

The character Laline Kingston from the movie "Six Days" (1923).
Laline Kingston from “Six Days“

The name Laline has appeared in the U.S. baby name data just once, in the middle of the 1920s:

  • 1926: unlisted
  • 1925: unlisted
  • 1924: 8 baby girls named Laline [debut]
  • 1923: unlisted
  • 1922: unlisted

Where did this one-hit wonder come from?

A silent film called Six Days, which was released in September of 1923.

The main character, Laline Kingston (played by actress Corinne Griffith), was an “American society girl whose scheming and extravagant mother force[d] her into an engagement with Sir Charles Chetwyn, a wealthy Englishman.” While visiting Paris, though, Laline met and fell in love with Dion Leslie, a young sculptor who (of course!) happened to be Chetwyn’s son.

The movie was based on the 1923 novel of the same name by British romance writer Elinor Glyn. The novel was also serialized in at least a few U.S. newspapers in late 1924.

What are your thoughts on the name Laline?

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Image: Screenshot of Six Days