US rank #6974 Girls' name Peak 2024 106 births

Lany — #6974 US girls' name

106 babies named Lany in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s211990s52000s52010s222020s48
#6974
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lany was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lany in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lany

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Lany between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lany currently holds the #6974 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lany performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lany shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lany in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lany 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 106 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.

Lany at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

106

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2024

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,974

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lany popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
16
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 2024202220192014199619861969 5

Lany popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1941 (Lany as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1941 5

Lany by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
48 births that decade — 45% of Lany's all-time total
1960s51980s211990s52000s52010s222020s48

Lany by state

Where Lany concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 5.7%
California share of Lany's total US births 5.7%

6 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lany?
106 babies have been named Lany since 1969. It currently ranks #6974 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Lany most popular?
Lany was most popular in the 2020s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lany most popular?
The top states for the name Lany are California (6 births).
How long has the name Lany been used?
Lany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lany?
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, 1969–2024 (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.