Laniah
Laniah was the 8132nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2601st with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,580 places. More babies were named Laniah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,132 girls, down 1,048 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200872 babies
- Total since 1880
- 845babies recorded
Laniah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,132 | 13 |
| 2020 | #7,084 | 16 |
| 2010 | #3,066 | 55 |
| 2000 | #6,665 | 16 |
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How popular is Laniah, counting every spelling?
Laniah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laniah | 13 | #8,132 | 64 |
| Lania | 10 | #9,811 | 62 |
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 Laniah?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laniah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laniah 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laniah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laniah?
About 800 people born in the US named Laniah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 12 and 20. That makes Laniah 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Laniah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laniah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Laniah
How popular is the name Laniah?
Laniah was the 8132nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2601st with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,580 places. More babies were named Laniah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Laniah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Laniah in the US.