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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lanny

Lanny was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 299th; the most babies were born in 1949 (498). More babies were named Lanny in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1949498 babies
Total since 1880
9,644babies recorded

Lanny popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 67 since 1940.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#10,1657
2010——
2000#5,20514
1990#3,89115
1980#1,38547
1970#771115
1960#599172
1950#306489
1940#329302
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lanny, counting every spelling?

Lanny has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lanny?

About 5,600 people born in the US named Lanny are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 58 and 77. That makes Lanny a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Lanny by state

How common Lanny was among boys born in each state in 1947–1951, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (2.8×), Tennessee (2.5×), Arkansas (2.4×), North Carolina (2.2×), Iowa (2.0×). In 19 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesWI0.17Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesWA0.34Idaho: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesID0.23Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesMN0.26Illinois: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIL0.13Michigan: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMI0.19New York: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNY0.08Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesOR0.25Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesSD0.18Iowa: 0.45 per 1,000 babiesIA0.45Indiana: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesIN0.30Ohio: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesOH0.17Pennsylvania: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesPA0.16New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesCA0.15Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCO0.06Nebraska: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesNE0.41Missouri: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesMO0.30Kentucky: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesKY0.63West Virginia: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesWV0.39Virginia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesVA0.17Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesKS0.28Arkansas: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesAR0.54Tennessee: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesTN0.55North Carolina: 0.50 per 1,000 babiesNC0.50South Carolina: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesSC0.24District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesOK0.42Louisiana: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesLA0.25Mississippi: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesMS0.37Alabama: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesAL0.22Georgia: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesGA0.26Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesTX0.33Florida: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesFL0.09
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lanny, boys, 1947–1951. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Lanny: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lanny, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lanny

How popular is the name Lanny?

Lanny was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 299th; the most babies were born in 1949 (498). More babies were named Lanny in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Lanny a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lanny in the US.

Where was Lanny most popular?

In 1947–1951, Lanny was most common in Kentucky (0.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Arkansas.