girl's name
Laniyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,741
Laniyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 295 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 43,057 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Laniyah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 43 |
| 2000s | 1,193 |
| 2010s | 1,887 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 581 |
How popular is Laniyah?
In 2025, Laniyah was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Laniyah 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.
How Laniyah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| La'niyah | La'niyah is Laniyah written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Laniyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laniyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laniyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laniyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laniyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laniyah
How popular is the name Laniyah?
In 2025, Laniyah was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Laniyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Laniyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Laniyah most popular?
Laniyah peaked in 2010, when 295 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Laniyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laniyah currently ranks #2,363 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.