Girls' name · since 1957
Lanay
Lanay has 580 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 580
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
580 babies have been named Lanay since 1957, making it today's #15205 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lanay recorded 580 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #15205 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #10,780 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,205 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 580 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanay ranks #10,780 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,205 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 580 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 580
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanay's 580 recorded births place it above 85.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lanay compares
580 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Lanay's all-time total is 54% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lanay | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 580 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lanay's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lanay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Lanay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (146 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Lanay's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 146 births (25% of all-time use).
How Lanay 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 Lanay's total volume
Lanay by state
Where Lanay concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 580 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lanay's data
- Lanay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lanays (5 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 Lanay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Lanay 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.