Is Lanay a boy or girl name?

Lanay is a girl’s name. Of the 580 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lanay

Recorded 1957–2025 · United States

Lanay was most popular in 2011, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,804 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 580 people named Lanay.

Lanay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lanay’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lanay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanay is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 580 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