Lan
Lan was the 9372nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2544th with 19 babies. More babies were named Lan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,372 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,087babies recorded
Lan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #9,372 | — | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,938 | — | 8 | — |
| 2000 | #5,410 | #11,441 | 21 | 5 |
| 1990 | #4,172 | #8,920 | 24 | 5 |
| 1980 | #2,833 | #6,817 | 32 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #3,693 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,193 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lan, counting every spelling?
Lan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lan?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lan?
About 300 people born in the US named Lan are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 23 and 45. That makes Lan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Lan
How popular is the name Lan?
Lan was the 9372nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2544th with 19 babies. More babies were named Lan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lan in the US.