Recorded 2003–2009 Girls' name Peak 2005 43 births

Lanajah — girls' name

43 babies named Lanajah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s43
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lanajah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lanajah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanajah

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Lanajah between 2003 and 2009, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanajah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanajah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanajah 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 43 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.

Lanajah at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

43

Since 2003

7 years of records

Peak year

2005

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2003

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lanajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2003

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2005)
13
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
68101214 20092007200620052003 7

Lanajah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 100% of Lanajah's all-time total
2000s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanajah?
43 babies have been named Lanajah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2005 with 13 births.
When was Lanajah most popular?
Lanajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Lanajah been used?
Lanajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 7 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lanajah?
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.

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, 2003–2009 (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.