Girls' name · since 1960
Lanai
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 556 babies named Lanai, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanai currently ranks #6905 among girls' names in America, with 556 babies recorded since 1960.
Lanai has 556 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6905 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #11,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,905 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanai ranks #11,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,905 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanai's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lanai compares
556 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Lanai's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lanai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lanai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanai splits its recorded history at 2004: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Lanai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Lanai's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lanai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lanai 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 Lanai's total volume
Lanai by state
Where Lanai concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 6.5% |
36 of 556 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lanai's data
- Lanai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lanais (36 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Lanai 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.