Boys' name · since 1919
Lanny
Lanny has 9,577 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 9,577
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lanny is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 9,577 have been recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Lanny recorded 9,577 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #1,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 9,577 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanny ranks #1,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,577 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 9,577
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lanny's 9,577 recorded births place it above 97.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lanny's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 10% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 90%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 498, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lanny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (1949)
- 498
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Lanny popularity over time - girls
67 total births recorded since 1940 (Lanny as girls' name)
Lanny by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (3,330 births, 35% of the file).
1940s was Lanny's strongest decade.
3,330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lanny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 950
1930s
950 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,330 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,749 births
- 1960s 1,222
1960s
1,222 births
- 1970s 748
1970s
748 births
- 1980s 290
1980s
290 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 3,330 births (35% of all-time use).
How Lanny compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lanny's total volume
Lanny by state
Where Lanny concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 795 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 425 | 4.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 413 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 392 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 376 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 323 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 321 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 320 | 3.3% |
795 of 9,577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Lanny appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lanny's data
- Lanny's decade-level peak was the 1940s (3,330 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lannys (795 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lanny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1919–2024 (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 Lanny 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.