Lan vs Laney

Side-by-side comparison of Lan and Laney — 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

Laney

Girl name · Rank #689

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Metric Lan Laney
Current Rank Unranked #689
Total Births (all years) 769 13,599
Peak Year 1982 2006
Peak Year Births 47 640
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1972 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Lan Laney
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 16
1910ss — 52
1920ss — 61
1930ss — 20
1940ss — 56
1950ss — 64
1960ss — 87
1970ss 97 151
1980ss 336 297
1990ss 183 994
2000ss 92 5,136
2010ss 61 4,475
2020ss — 2,175

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lan Laney
2014 6 449
2015 5 445
2016 6 370
2017 — 439
2018 5 388
2019 5 415
2020 — 443
2021 — 458
2022 — 418
2023 — 445
2024 — 411

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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