Is Lanai a boy or girl name?

Lanai is a girl’s name. Of the 556 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lanai

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Lanai was most popular in 2008, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,049 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 556 people named Lanai.

Lanai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lanai’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lanai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanai is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 556 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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