Recorded 1969–1981 Girls' name Peak 1973 79 births

Lalanya — girls' name

79 babies named Lalanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s91970s651980s5
1970s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Lalanya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lalanya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lalanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Lalanya between 1969 and 1981, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lalanya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lalanya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lalanya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lalanya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lalanya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lalanya at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

79

Since 1969

13 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1969

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1981

Lalanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1969

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 19811978197719761975197419731972197119701969 9

Lalanya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 82% of Lalanya's all-time total
1960s91970s651980s5

Lalanya by state

Where Lalanya concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lalanya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.3%
California share of Lalanya's total US births 6.3%

5 of 79 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lalanya?
79 babies have been named Lalanya since 1969. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Lalanya most popular?
Lalanya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Lalanya most popular?
The top states for the name Lalanya are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lalanya been used?
Lalanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 13 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Lalanya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lala, Lalita, Lalah, Lalani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.