Laniya
Laniya was the 5325th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1087th with 240 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,538 places. More babies were named Laniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,325 girls, down 2,330 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,162babies recorded
Laniya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #5,325 | 24 |
| 2020 | #2,995 | 54 |
| 2010 | #1,188 | 205 |
| 2000 | #2,390 | 65 |
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How popular is Laniya, counting every spelling?
Laniya is a spelling of Laniyah, a name family that ranked #1,728 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,325 for Laniya on its own. Together these spellings went to 101 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laniyah | 77 | #2,364 | 463 |
| Laniya | 24 | #5,325 | 167 |
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 Laniya?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laniya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laniya 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laniya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laniya?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Laniya are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 13 and 21. That makes Laniya 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.
Laniya by state
How common Laniya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
These names rose and fell in step with Laniya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laniya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Laniya
How popular is the name Laniya?
Laniya was the 5325th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1087th with 240 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,538 places. More babies were named Laniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Laniya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Laniya in the US.
Where is Laniya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laniya was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.