Lanya
Lanya was the 11483rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 2371st with 75 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,726 places. More babies were named Lanya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,483 girls, down 2,772 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200575 babies
- Total since 1880
- 879babies recorded
Lanya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,483 | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,711 | 12 |
| 2010 | #4,152 | 36 |
| 2000 | #6,667 | 16 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #6,701 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lanya, counting every spelling?
Lanya is a spelling of Lanyah, a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanyah | 11 | #9,206 | 42 |
| Lanya | 8 | #11,483 | 38 |
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 Lanya?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lanya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lanya 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 Lanya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lanya?
About 900 people born in the US named Lanya are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 15 and 22. That makes Lanya 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 Lanya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lanya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lanya
How popular is the name Lanya?
Lanya was the 11483rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 2371st with 75 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,726 places. More babies were named Lanya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lanya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lanya in the US.