Lanna
Lanna was the 6031st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1533rd; the most babies were born in 2014 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,230 places. More babies were named Lanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lana) Origin uncertain · English, Russian
- Rank in 2025
- #6,031 girls, up 1,054 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201447 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,117babies recorded
What does the name Lanna mean?
Lanna is a spelling of Lana, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lana's meaning and origin.
Lana has more than one source. Wiktionary gives it as a short form of Alana, or as the Russian Lana, a pet form of names such as Svetlana; the Random House dictionary instead treats it as a form of Helen. The actress Lana Turner (born Julia Turner) made it popular in the US in the 1940s. Because the source varies, no single meaning is given.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Sources disagree on which longer name Lana comes from.
Related names: Alana, Svetlana, Helen.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lana', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Lana', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alana', DMNES, Durham University
Lanna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,031 | 20 |
| 2020 | #7,085 | 16 |
| 2010 | #5,038 | 28 |
| 2000 | #5,076 | 23 |
| 1990 | #5,707 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,364 | 25 |
| 1970 | #2,375 | 32 |
| 1960 | #2,686 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,937 | 25 |
| 1940 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lanna, counting every spelling?
Lanna is a spelling of Lana, a name family that ranked #406 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,031 for Lanna on its own. Together these spellings went to 806 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | 768 | #406 | 3,913 |
| Lanna | 20 | #6,031 | 105 |
| Lanah | 18 | #6,454 | 79 |
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 Lanna?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lanna (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lanna 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lanna?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Lanna are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 17 and 58. That makes Lanna mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lanna by state
How common Lanna 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
These names rose and fell in step with Lanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lanna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lanna
What does Lanna mean?
The origin of Lana is uncertain: sources disagree on which longer name Lana comes from.
How popular is the name Lanna?
Lanna was the 6031st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1533rd; the most babies were born in 2014 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,230 places. More babies were named Lanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lanna in the US.
Where is Lanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lanna was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).