Lanijah vs Laney

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

Name A

Lanijah

Girl name

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Name B

Laney

Girl name · Rank #689

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Metric Lanijah Laney
Current Rank Unranked #689
Total Births (all years) 124 13,599
Peak Year 2010 2006
Peak Year Births 16 640
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2000 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Lanijah Laney
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 16
1910ss — 52
1920ss — 61
1930ss — 20
1940ss — 56
1950ss — 64
1960ss — 87
1970ss — 151
1980ss — 297
1990ss — 994
2000ss 95 5,136
2010ss 29 4,475
2020ss — 2,175

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lanijah Laney
2014 — 449
2015 — 445
2016 — 370
2017 — 439
2018 — 388
2019 — 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, 2000–2013.

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