Girls' name · since 1930
Lanae
2,951 babies named Lanae in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,951
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lanae is the #4375 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,951 recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanae has been recorded 2,951 times among girls since 1930, currently ranked #4375 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #3,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,375 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,951 born since 1930
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanae ranks #3,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,375 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,951 born since 1930, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,951
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanae's 2,951 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lanae compares
2,951 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Lanae's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lanae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,951 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lanae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanae's full recorded timeline at 1982, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 76 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Lanae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (551 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Lanae's strongest decade.
551 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lanae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 170
1950s
170 births
- 1960s
1960s
270 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s
1980s
422 births
- 1990s
1990s
519 births
- 2000s
2000s
551 births
- 2010s
2010s
456 births
- 2020s 199
2020s
199 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 551 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lanae 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 Lanae's total volume
Lanae by state
Where Lanae concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 257 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 34 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 22 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 13 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 7 | 0.2% |
257 of 2,951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Lanae appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lanae's data
- Lanae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (551 total births) through the 2020s (199) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lanaes (257 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~95 yrs)
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, 1930–2025 (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 Lanae 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.