Is Lan a boy or girl name?

Lan is a unisex name. Of the 1,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 70.8% were girls and 29.2% were boys.

Lan

Recorded 1948–2025 · United States

Lan was most popular in 1981, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,826 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,087 people named Lan.

Lan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lan’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lan is a unisex name — 70.8% of the 1,087 Americans given it were girls and 29.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 24% girls and 76% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lan

Where Lan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org