Lanaya
Lanaya was the 11480th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2254th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,025 places. More babies were named Lanaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,480 girls, down 6,655 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200478 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,435babies recorded
Lanaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,480 | 8 |
| 2020 | #4,825 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,345 | 49 |
| 2000 | #3,837 | 33 |
| 1990 | #4,965 | 19 |
| 1980 | #4,629 | 16 |
| 1970 | #8,665 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lanaya, counting every spelling?
Lanaya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 8 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 8 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanaya | 8 | #11,480 | 109 |
| Lanayah | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lanaya?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lanaya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lanaya 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 Lanaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lanaya?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Lanaya are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Lanaya mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Lanaya by state
How common Lanaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Lanaya
How popular is the name Lanaya?
Lanaya was the 11480th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2254th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,025 places. More babies were named Lanaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lanaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lanaya in the US.
Where is Lanaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lanaya was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).