Girls' name · since 1885

Lana

57,434 babies named Lana in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#535 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#406 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
57,434
born since 1885
1940s
peak decade

Lana currently ranks #406 among girls' names in America, with 57,434 babies recorded since 1885.

Social Security Administration records show Lana recorded 57,434 times among girls since 1885, holding rank #406 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.

  • #535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #406 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 57,434 born since 1885
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lana ranks #535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #406 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 57,434 born since 1885, peaking in the 1940s.

#535 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#406 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
57,434
born since 1885
1940s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.6%
Lana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Lana's 57,434 recorded births place it above 99.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

50 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Lana compares

57,434 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lana's all-time total is 153x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 57,434 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,465 21 19,840

Lana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lana's full recorded timeline at 1958, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 1,465 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lana popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1948)
1,465
Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
05001,0001,5002,000 188519071924194119581975199220092025 768

Lana popularity over time - boys

15 total births recorded since 1943 (Lana as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 194319481969 5

Lana by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (10,199 births, 18% of the file).

1940s was Lana's strongest decade.

10,199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Lana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10,199 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Lana compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lana's total volume

Lana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 50100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -55, 6.3%-146, 3.3%-58, 7.1%-78, 4.3%-114, 2.5%-56, 6.8%-146, 1.5%-140, 10.3%-109, 6.9%-146, 3.2%-110, 3.1%-135, 3.1%-107, 4%-88, 5.6%-141, 10.6%Lana-141, 2.6%Lana
Lana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lana by state

Where Lana concentrates geographically, total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,086 10.6%
#2 Texas
5,173 9.0%
#3 Illinois
2,964 5.2%
#4 New York
2,558 4.5%
#5 Ohio
2,489 4.3%
#6 Indiana
2,157 3.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
2,079 3.6%
#8 Michigan
2,053 3.6%
California share of Lana's total US births 10.6%
Even split

6,086 of 57,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Lana appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lana? ▼
57,434 babies have been named Lana since 1885. All-time, it sits at #535 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #406 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1948 with 1,465 births.
Where does Lana sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lana ranks #535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #406 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lana most popular? ▼
Lana was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10,199 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Lana most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lana are California (6,086 births), Texas (5,173 births), Illinois (2,964 births).
How long has the name Lana been used? ▼
Records for Lana go back to 1885, giving 141 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laney, Lani, Landry, Lanie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lana's data

  • Lana's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10,199 total births) through the 2020s (4,706) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Lanas (6,086 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lana

Nearby Names Like Lana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lana

Laney Girl
#673 14,024 births
Lani Girl
#1595 7,373 births
Landry Girl
#935 5,842 births
Lanie Girl
#2215 5,602 births
Lanette Girl
5,005 births

Compare Lana side by side: Lana vs Laney Lana vs Lani Lana vs Landry

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lana

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Raven #404
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Angela #408
673,257 births · Peak 1971
Taylor #403
330,145 births · Peak 1993
Annalise #409
17,165 births · Peak 2016
Logan #402
31,838 births · Peak 2017
Mckenna #410
44,308 births · Peak 2002

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.