Total births
35
Girls' name · since 2006
Lanaiyah
35 babies named Lanaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 2006–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Lanaiyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Lanaiyah recorded 35 times among girls since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2016.
- 35 total births
- 2006–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
35 girls have been named Lanaiyah since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 35
- total births
- 2006–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Lanaiyah was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
8 babies were named Lanaiyah in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Lanaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanaiyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanaiyah at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2006
Lanaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2016
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Lanaiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lanaiyah's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Lanaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lanaiyah? ▼
Lanaiyah has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 8 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Lanaiyah most popular? ▼
Lanaiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Lanaiyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lanaiyah since 2006 -- 11 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Lanaiyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lana, Laney, Lani, Landry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lanaiyah
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Landry Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2006–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lanaiyah: Baby Name Since 2006 - 35 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lanaiyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lanaiyah 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 July 2026.