girl's name
Lanaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,545
Lanaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 78 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
Lanaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 59 |
| 1980s | 107 |
| 1990s | 193 |
| 2000s | 553 |
| 2010s | 376 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 136 |
How popular is Lanaya?
In 2025, Lanaya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lanaya 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.
Names that peaked alongside Lanaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lanaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lanaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lanaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lanaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lanaya
How popular is the name Lanaya?
In 2025, Lanaya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lanaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lanaya most popular?
Lanaya peaked in 2004, when 78 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lanaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lanaya currently ranks #11,570 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.