US rank #9941 Girls' name Peak 2006 281 births

Lanayah — #9941 US girls' name

281 babies named Lanayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1072010s1362020s38
#9941
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lanayah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

18 babies were named Lanayah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Lanayah between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanayah currently holds the #9941 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lanayah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanayah 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 281 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.

Lanayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

281

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2006

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,941

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lanayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200620032002 8

Lanayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 48% of Lanayah's all-time total
2000s1072010s1362020s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanayah?
281 babies have been named Lanayah since 2002. It currently ranks #9941 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 18 births.
When was Lanayah most popular?
Lanayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Lanayah been used?
Lanayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lanayah?
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.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.