Girls' name · since 1970
Lanya
Lanya has 879 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,144 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 879
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
879 babies have been named Lanya since 1970, making it today's #11144 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lanya recorded 879 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #11144 nationally today, ahead of 36% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #8,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,144 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 879 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanya ranks #8,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,144 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 879 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,144 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 879
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanya's 879 recorded births place it above 88.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Lanya compares
879 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Lanya's all-time total is 134% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lanya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 879 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanya splits its recorded history at 2008: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Lanya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (531 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Lanya's strongest decade.
531 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Lanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
531 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 531 births (60% of all-time use).
How Lanya 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 Lanya's total volume
Lanya by state
Where Lanya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 34 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 29 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 25 | 2.8% |
| #4 | California | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
34 of 879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lanya appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lanya's data
- Lanya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (531 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Lanyas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanya: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Lanya 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.