Girls' name · since 2003
Lanyiah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 193 babies named Lanyiah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
193 girls have been named Lanyiah since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lanyiah recorded 193 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #20,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanyiah ranks #20,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lanyiah's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Lanyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanyiah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanyiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Lanyiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (116 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Lanyiah's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Lanyiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 116 births (60% of all-time use).
Lanyiah by state
Where Lanyiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lanyiah's data
- Lanyiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (116 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.
- Ohio records the most Lanyiahs (5 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 Lanyiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Lanyiah 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.