Girls' name · since 1944
Lanaya
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 1,435 babies named Lanaya, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,435
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lanaya is the #11067 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,435 recorded since 1944.
Lanaya has 1,435 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11067 as of the latest data, more common than 36% 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 1944 to 2025.
- #5,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,067 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,435 born since 1944
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanaya ranks #5,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,067 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,435 born since 1944, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,435
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanaya's 1,435 recorded births place it above 91.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lanaya compares
1,435 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Lanaya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lanaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,435 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lanaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanaya splits its recorded history at 1998: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Lanaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (553 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Lanaya's strongest decade.
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lanaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 193
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
553 births
- 2010s
2010s
376 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 553 births (39% of all-time use).
How Lanaya 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 Lanaya's total volume
Lanaya by state
Where Lanaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 87 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
87 of 1,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lanaya appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lanaya's data
- Lanaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (553 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lanayas (87 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 Lanaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Lanaya 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.