girl's name
Lanie
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,722
Lanie is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 225 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,944 babies in the United States is given this name.
Lanie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 43 |
| 1890s | 59 |
| 1900s | 75 |
| 1910s | 141 |
| 1920s | 121 |
| 1930s | 59 |
| 1940s | 116 |
| 1950s | 106 |
| 1960s | 157 |
| 1970s | 235 |
| 1980s | 271 |
| 1990s | 632 |
| 2000s | 1,810 |
| 2010s | 1,237 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 575 |
How popular is Lanie?
In 2025, Lanie was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lanie 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 Lanie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lanie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lanie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lanie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lanie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lanie
How popular is the name Lanie?
In 2025, Lanie was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lanie a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lanie most popular?
Lanie peaked in 2006, when 225 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lanie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lanie currently ranks #2,215 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.