Lanyiah — #9969 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Lanyiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Lanyiah between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanyiah currently holds the #9969 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanyiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lanyiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lanyiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanyiah 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 193 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.