Recorded 1989–2009 Girls' name Peak 1989 14 births

Lanaye — girls' name

14 babies named Lanaye in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s92000s5
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Lanaye was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lanaye in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanaye

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Lanaye between 1989 and 2009, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanaye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanaye performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lanaye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanaye 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 14 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.

Lanaye at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

14

Since 1989

21 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1989

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lanaye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1989

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
45678910 20091989 9

Lanaye by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
9 births that decade — 64% of Lanaye's all-time total
1980s92000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanaye?
14 babies have been named Lanaye since 1989. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Lanaye most popular?
Lanaye was most popular in the 1980s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Lanaye been used?
Lanaye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 21 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lanaye?
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, 1989–2009 (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.