Girls' name · since 1962
Lania
Lania has 962 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lania currently ranks #9587 among girls' names in America, with 962 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Lania recorded 962 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #9587 nationally today, ahead of 45% 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 1962 to 2025.
- #7,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,587 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 962 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lania ranks #7,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,587 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 962 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lania's 962 recorded births place it above 89.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Lania compares
962 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Lania's all-time total is 156% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 962 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lania's full recorded timeline at 2000, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Lania by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (423 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Lania's strongest decade.
423 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 157
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
423 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 423 births (44% of all-time use).
How Lania 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 Lania's total volume
Lania by state
Where Lania concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 29 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 26 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
29 of 962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lania appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lania's data
- Lania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (423 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lanias (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Lania 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.