unisex name

Lanel

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 33

Lanel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 85% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1984 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1961.

Lanel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1984, not a full ten years.

18
'60 '70 '80
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Births named Lanel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 10
1970s 18
1980s (to 1984) 5

How popular is Lanel?

In 1984, Lanel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Lanel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lanel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lanel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lanel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lanel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lanel

How popular is the name Lanel?

In 1984, Lanel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lanel a girl's or a boy's name?

Lanel is used for both girls and boys. About 85% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Lanel most popular?

Lanel peaked in 1971, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.