Lan vs Lana

Side-by-side comparison of Lan and Lana — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lan

Girl name

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Name B

Lana

Girl name · Rank #374

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Metric Lan Lana
Current Rank Unranked #374
Total Births (all years) 769 56,666
Peak Year 1982 1948
Peak Year Births 47 1,465
Peak Decade 1980ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1972 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Lan Lana
1880ss — 21
1890ss — 63
1900ss — 81
1910ss — 142
1920ss — 230
1930ss — 251
1940ss — 10,199
1950ss — 8,932
1960ss — 8,320
1970ss 97 5,235
1980ss 336 3,486
1990ss 183 2,083
2000ss 92 5,766
2010ss 61 7,921
2020ss — 3,936

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lan Lana
2014 6 943
2015 5 922
2016 6 847
2017 — 847
2018 5 872
2019 5 814
2020 — 793
2021 — 828
2022 — 750
2023 — 736
2024 — 829

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1972–2019.

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