girl's name
Lanay
- Origin Atayal
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 580
Lanay is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Lanay is a name of Atayal origin.
- Peaked in 2011, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1957.
Lanay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 28 |
| 1970s | 63 |
| 1980s | 95 |
| 1990s | 111 |
| 2000s | 146 |
| 2010s | 117 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 10 |
How popular is Lanay?
In 2025, Lanay was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Lanay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lanay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lanay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lanay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lanay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lanay
How popular is the name Lanay?
In 2025, Lanay was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lanay a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanay is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lanay most popular?
Lanay peaked in 2011, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lanay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lanay currently ranks #15,676 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.