Girls' name · since 1997
Lanyia
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Lanyia, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanyia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 267 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanyia has been recorded 267 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2021.
- #16,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 267 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanyia ranks #16,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanyia's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lanyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanyia's full recorded timeline at 2008, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanyia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2021
- Peak year (2005)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Lanyia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (168 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Lanyia's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Lanyia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 168 births (63% of all-time use).
Lanyia by state
Where Lanyia concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 267 births nationwide.
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- Lanyia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lanyias (5 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 Lanyia: 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 (~24 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, 1997–2021 (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 Lanyia 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.