girl's name
Lania
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,015
Lania is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
Lania over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 62 |
| 1990s | 157 |
| 2000s | 423 |
| 2010s | 200 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 76 |
How popular is Lania?
In 2025, Lania was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lania 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 Lania
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lania also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lania over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lania
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lania — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lania
How popular is the name Lania?
In 2025, Lania was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lania a girl's or a boy's name?
Lania is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lania most popular?
Lania peaked in 2005, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lania a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lania currently ranks #5,838 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.