Girls' name · since 2002
Lanyla
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Lanyla, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lanyla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 152 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Lanyla recorded 152 times among girls since 2002, 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 2002 to 2024.
- #22,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanyla ranks #22,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lanyla's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lanyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanyla's full recorded timeline at 2016, 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 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Lanyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (75 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Lanyla's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lanyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Lanyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lanyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 2002–2024 (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 Lanyla 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.