girl's name
Lanae
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,097
Lanae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 76 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1930.
Lanae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 26 |
| 1940s | 53 |
| 1950s | 170 |
| 1960s | 270 |
| 1970s | 285 |
| 1980s | 422 |
| 1990s | 519 |
| 2000s | 551 |
| 2010s | 456 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 199 |
How popular is Lanae?
In 2025, Lanae was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lanae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Lanae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lanaé | Lanaé is a rare spelling of Lanae, written with an acute accent and recorded about 70 times, mostly in France. | 70 |
| Lanaë | Lanaë is a rare spelling of Lanae, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Lanae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lanae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lanae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lanae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lanae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lanae
How popular is the name Lanae?
In 2025, Lanae was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lanae a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lanae most popular?
Lanae peaked in 2007, when 76 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lanae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lanae currently ranks #4,373 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.